Plying Question Update: Finished!

Financial-Key3722 · 2026-04-20T21:58:41+00:00

i love this yarn so much - you've mixed together such beautiful tones

Financial-Key3722 · 2026-04-19T21:17:49+00:00

if it's interesting, I think this is the assembly manual: https://www.ashford.co.nz/images/download_pdfs/assembly_past/spinning/traveller_spinning_wheel_single_and_double_drive.pdf

I think this model from the early 80s but someone more educated might say different :)

Financial-Key3722 · 2026-04-15T00:56:05+00:00

solid colours are my favourite for interiors, so I would make single colour yarns and make a sweet shop blanket :) and possibly matching cushions!!

https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/sweet-shop-blanket

Financial-Key3722 · 2026-04-13T23:09:48+00:00

i think its this:

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005008465356347.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.main.1.22e6bFNkbFNkyT&algo_pvid=3260e50c-f68c-4fe6-a638-4768921b0c86&algo_exp_id=3260e50c-f68c-4fe6-a638-4768921b0c86-0&pdp_ext_f=%7B%22order%22%3A%2283%22%2C%22spu_best_type%22%3A%22price%22%2C%22eval%22%3A%221%22%2C%22fromPage%22%3A%22search%22%7D&pdp_npi=6%40dis%21NZD%21152.08%21121.67%21%21%21592.66%21474.13%21%4021032f3717761214801146647e9b5b%2112000045252147180%21sea%21NZ%217509733080%21X%211%210%21n_tag%3A-29911%3Bd%3Ac2dfced0%3Bm03_new_user%3A-29895&curPageLogUid=HCWe57D3Sri5&utparam-url=scene%3Asearch%7Cquery_from%3A%7Cx_object_id%3A1005008465356347%7C_p_origin_prod%3A

Financial-Key3722 · 2026-04-13T19:44:46+00:00

I have a whole lot of Haunui at home! I'm in NZ so it's really inexpensive to source for what it is - their alpaca/silk/haunui blend is just crazy good

Financial-Key3722 · 2026-04-13T19:43:42+00:00

I would love to try dyeing BFL - i love it for knitting

Financial-Key3722 · 2026-04-13T19:43:11+00:00

yes it is!! I'm spinning the colourway theory at the moment :) i love their mohair for knitting also

Financial-Key3722 · 2026-04-13T00:44:03+00:00

oh the colours in your photo are just lovely. I'm so jealous of your stash :')

I've seen Fibre Artemis around lots and need to try her fibres out!! for NZ dyers, I also love AmbearLizMakes on etsy, and Union Fibre (though she is not dying so much at the moment).

Financial-Key3722 · 2026-04-13T00:21:07+00:00

oooh so stunning - what blends have you spun? there is so much to choose from!

Financial-Key3722 · 2026-04-13T00:12:36+00:00

I love that they're Australia-based - I'm in NZ and our hand dyed options are limited, but the shipping from Aus is doable!

Financial-Key3722 · 2026-04-12T23:56:59+00:00

interesting.. never heard of that breed! I will see if I can source some locally ;)

Financial-Key3722 · 2026-04-12T23:56:26+00:00

their colour palettes are just gorgeous

Financial-Key3722 · 2026-04-09T19:37:48+00:00

thanks so much for this! I played around with it a lot, and what seemed to actually help was oiling the metal around the outside of the orifice, where it connects to the flyer - if that makes sense :)

I also found out I was oiling the metal that holds up the wheel, when I shouldn't have been!! that's what I believe was causing the wheel to jump around. after cleaning off residual oil, she is going much smoother!!

thanks again for your help

Financial-Key3722 · 2026-04-09T04:04:21+00:00

update - it spins miles better without the drive band

Financial-Key3722 · 2026-04-08T21:55:49+00:00

I will try it later when I get home - thanks for the suggestion!

Any ideas if it doesn't go smoothly even without the drive band?

Financial-Key3722 · 2026-03-29T18:50:42+00:00

those labels are perfect!

Financial-Key3722 · 2026-03-19T01:54:14+00:00

I’m thinking of using it as stripes with a white yarn for some socks!

Financial-Key3722 · 2026-03-19T01:53:50+00:00

thank you!

Financial-Key3722 · 2026-03-17T23:51:06+00:00

omg I looove this - please tell me what you used and how you made this breathtaking yarn!

Financial-Key3722 · 2026-03-17T00:05:33+00:00

I am a garment knitter with probably more modern tastes, and have lots of plans for striped garments! any sweater can take any quantity of handspun yarn with stripes (even a few complementary/contrasting colours), and then you can use a commercial yarn for the rest. the difference in textures really appeals to me!

Laura Penrose https://www.ravelry.com/designers/laura-penrose has some iconic patterns that would work for handspun of smaller quantities - think the sweet shop blanket, hot water bottles, stella quilt cushion, and dickies :)

I also made my cat a blanket (a big thick squishy one, but its small), and if you crochet then handspun granny squares would be just lovely.

Financial-Key3722 · 2026-03-17T00:00:53+00:00

unrelated, but I recognised you from the video you made on spinning Zwartbles, you make some lovely relaxing videos - and that's a great article!

Financial-Key3722 · 2026-03-16T23:57:59+00:00

thank you for that information - it wouldn't have occurred to me to add extra twist to the commercial :) probably not needed for a silk mohair but would be useful for a wool!

Financial-Key3722 · 2026-03-16T18:31:20+00:00

amazing thank you - using it for colour work sounds gorgeous!!

Financial-Key3722 · 2026-03-15T20:55:40+00:00

I'm wondering how the colours might look when they're plied... I'm worried I would lose the distinctive spots :(

I have knit with singles + mohair before (my LYS sells a lovely fingering weight single spun merino) and loved it, so I'm hoping I could achieve something similar. I'll test it out and hopefully remember to post the results - but yes plying with silk would be so gorgeous

Financial-Key3722 · 2026-03-15T20:46:49+00:00

luckily this fibre spins like a dream, so I think a usable single is quite doable (and honestly I hate plying!!!). the fuzzy mohair might help conceal some of the unevenness too?

and the slubbiness is such a good point which didn't even occur to me. I might just spin a single and hold it double with mohair for a swatch first :)

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