[Nfb-krafters-korner] SPINNING

[Eileen Scrivani]

Joyce:

I've used a Navaho spindle, and Louis even made me a very nice one.  It does 
produce thicker yarn than a dropped spindle.  I'm feeling a bit under the 
weather today and don't know if I will make tonight's chat (if there is 
one), but over the next couple of days, I'll get mine out and try 
remembering how to start it off.  Once that is done it is not hard.  Again, 
it is a matter of learning the technique and practice, practice, practice.

The Navaho must lean against the outside of the thigh and you need to sit to 
use it.  You just keep moving the spindle from the nee rolling back to the 
hip, gently lift up without stopping the sping and bring it back to the nee 
to repeat the motion approximately 13-15 times.  When the spindle stops 
rolling against your thigh the spin will go directly up into the roving, 
twist the fibers together and create the yarn.

Eileen

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From: <Blindhands at aol.com>
Sent: Monday, May 17, 2010 9:50 AM
To: <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] SPINNING

> Has anyone of you done any spinning on a Navaho dropped spindle?  I  have
> one and have searched the internet and can not find any detailed 
> description
> on how to do it.  Since this is suppose to make thicker type  one ply yarn
> I thought that might be easier then the drop spindles that you make  the
> thinner stuff and then ply strands together.
>
> Joyce
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