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2. Hand spinning - Wikipedia

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   Watch video #1: Demonstration of hand spinning: [20] A handspinner using the short draw technique to spin wool on a Saxony wheel. A tightly spun wool yarn made from fibre with a long staple length in it is called worsted. It is hand spun from combed top, and the fibres all lie in the same direction

3. Spinning (textiles) - Wikipedia

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   Spinning is a twisting technique to form yarn from fibers.The fiber intended is drawn out, twisted, and wound onto a bobbin.A few popular fibers that are spun into yarn other than cotton, which is the most popular, are viscose (the most common form of rayon), animal fibers such as wool, and synthetic polyester. [1]

4. Short draw - Wikipedia

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   In backwards short draw, the hand closest to the wheel is the passive hand. It pinches new fibers, but these are drawn out by the other hand, the one farther from the wheel, as it moves backwards. Once the fibers are all drawn out, the active hand is moved forward, and twist is allowed into the new yarn as it passes through the passive hand.

5. 'Happy sheep' make the best wool, say yarn experts

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   Well-cared for and "happy" sheep make the best wool, yarn experts who use rare-breeds have said. Becci and Markus Pamely-Bast founded a wool and hand-dyed yarn business seven years ago on a ...

6. Spindle (textiles) - Wikipedia

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   A spindle is a straight spike, usually made from wood, used for spinning, [1] twisting fibers such as wool, flax, hemp, cotton into yarn. It is often weighted at either the bottom, middle, or top, commonly by a disc or spherical object called a whorl ; [ 1 ] many spindles, however, are weighted simply by thickening their shape towards the ...

7. The Best Felting Wool for Sculpting, Sewing, and More

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