Spinning Daily Introduces a Guide to Using a Spinning Wheel

April 25, 2012 - PRLog -- Loveland, Colo.: The spinning experts from Spinning Daily have put together an informative eBook, available for download today. Learning to spin on a spinning wheel is tricky. How can one body do so many different things at the same time? One hand pinches, one hand pulls, and your feet pump the treadle. What a lot to think about at once. This is why Spinning Daily has put together this free eBook dedicated to spinning wheels. Learning each step in the spinning process before putting them together will make spinning easier. The experts at Spinning Daily explain the processes in this free guide about the art of spinning and plying yarn on a spinning wheel.  

The eBook can be downloaded online: http://www.spinningdaily.com/wheels

A spinning wheel is a magical tool, and so much fun to learn how to use! There are endless possibilities for ways you can use your handspun yarn! Spinning is the act of drawing out fibers (drafting) and adding twist to make yarn. Spinning on a spinning wheel involves drafting with your hands and treadling the wheel with your feet. This free eBook includes advice on how to get started using a spinning wheel, how to choose the right tool among all the spinning wheels available, and how to ply yarn to achieve the ideal finished yarn.

The eBook can be downloaded online: http://www.spinningdaily.com/wheels

How to Use a Spinning Wheel by Maggie Casey

Beginners can learn how to get started spinning with expert advice, clear instruction and detailed illustrations. Maggie recommends starting with wool as it is the easiest fiber to learn with and it is widely available. Drafting is the process of pulling out some of the fibers from the mass. This is the most important step in spinning because forming the yarn takes place while drafting the fibers.

Spinning Wheel Troubleshooting by Judith MacKenzie and Dodie Rush

When things go right in spinning, life is beautiful and effortless. When things go wrong, we mutter nasty things to our fiber and wheels. Instead of getting angry, stop, take a deep breath, and relax. What is really going on with the spinning wheel? We all have problems whether we've spun for forty years or four days. Solutions are simple with these troubleshooting possibilities. The free eBook includes solutions to problems such as:

•   Spinning wheel goes backward
•   Spinning wheel is hard to treadle
•   Yarn won't wind onto the bobbin
•   Flyer won't turn when the spinning wheel is treadled

How to Choose Your First Spinning Wheel by Rudy Amann

There are many spinning wheels available, and all of them will add twist to fiber and spin yarn. But some spinning wheels will be a better match for each spinner. In addition to price, there are some important things to consider that can usually narrow the choice to just a few wheels. Rudy walks you through the different factors to consider when choosing a spinning wheel:

•   Which hand is your spinning or orifice hand and which hand is the fiber hand?
•   Where will you be using your spinning wheel?
•   How much space do you have?
•   How do you position your feet on the treadle?
•   What fibers and what type of yarn will you be spinning?

The eBook can be downloaded online: www.spinningdaily.com/wheels
Source: http://www.spinningdaily.com

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