tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21068675.post7002912710327532625..comments2024-03-11T11:38:56.028-07:00Comments on A Fisherman Knits: How I spin; A videoAaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05150805906414546377noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21068675.post-63426583812565009412015-04-13T15:23:58.687-07:002015-04-13T15:23:58.687-07:00Running down distaff users is challenging. I orig...Running down distaff users is challenging. I originally started using them because my hands are too hot and sweaty for attenuation, and then because I was using semi supported spindles, not drop style. So thanks for the videos on using a distaff!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05656874973942156378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21068675.post-55196417644484312282012-01-10T20:57:04.002-08:002012-01-10T20:57:04.002-08:00Even so, I'm impressed with your ability to mo...Even so, I'm impressed with your ability to modify existing materials to suit your needs. Just because you don't fit any of the traditional modes doesn't mean it's not working. That's the catch of self-teaching...Annie Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722781574332361231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21068675.post-36453868701004865732012-01-09T10:22:52.898-08:002012-01-09T10:22:52.898-08:00Remember, I have been doing this with a DD system ...Remember, I have been doing this with a DD system with a DRS that is matched to the grist/ tpi that I am spinning.<br /><br />I can't seem to make it work for ST.<br />I can't seem to make it work for German/Irish Tension.<br />I can't seem to make it work for DD with the wrong DRS for the grist/ tpi that I am spinning. All of the modern commercial DD spinning wheels come with a DRS in the range of 1.2. That does not work with this method of spinning.<br /><br />You need a DD system with bobbins that provide the correct DRS for the grist that you want to spin.<br /><br />I can do this without a distaff. <br /><br />I can use the technique to spin woolen. Again, it is very fast and easy, and produces a very consistent thread.<br /><br />Because there is less tension on the thread, I can produce very softly spun threads.Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05150805906414546377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21068675.post-2695324985859428012012-01-08T21:24:55.989-08:002012-01-08T21:24:55.989-08:00this is simply mind-boggling! thanks for the infor...this is simply mind-boggling! thanks for the informative video!Annie Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722781574332361231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21068675.post-71688747953170469502012-01-07T19:59:35.084-08:002012-01-07T19:59:35.084-08:00Thanks for the video - I was hoping that you would...Thanks for the video - I was hoping that you would eventually show your spinning set-up. I am planning to give it a try on my Jensen D-30 - it won't be as good but I will make the attempt. Hopefully I will get something along the same lines yarn-wise with practice.DebbieDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21068675.post-72167246269798193462012-01-05T12:42:29.590-08:002012-01-05T12:42:29.590-08:00Thanks for your information and quick response, mu...Thanks for your information and quick response, much appreciated. I have been researching Shackleton and Scott and they wore woollens supplied by Jaegar and Wosley see bigstitchlittlestitch.blogspot.com I suspect that British whalers working out of South Georgia undoubtedly wore ganseys. Whalers from Shetland certainly worked there and I have found some photos showing Shetland whalers wearing what look like ganseys. Thanks for info about American whalers :)Penelope Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05448508003241880596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21068675.post-6612549304315315952012-01-05T09:48:40.372-08:002012-01-05T09:48:40.372-08:00The Americans quickly dominated whaling, and they ...The Americans quickly dominated whaling, and they largely used frame knit woolens.<br /><br />The only clear example that I know of hand knit sweaters around Antarctica was Shackleton's voyage of the Endurance. The photos show the sweaters are not classic ganseys, but are heavier. On the other hand they look like the sweaters worn by Digby, NS fishermen of the time.<br /><br />On the other hand we can be sure that hand knit seamen's sweaters were worn by the British, Portuguese, and Spanish when sailing around The Horn and around The Cape. That put them rather too close for comfort to Antarctica.Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05150805906414546377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21068675.post-38933109161364779972012-01-05T08:16:26.806-08:002012-01-05T08:16:26.806-08:00Hi Aaron, I have just come across your blog and am...Hi Aaron, I have just come across your blog and am very much enjoying reading it. I was wondering if you have come across many references to ganseys being worn by the whalers who operated in Antarctica . Look forward to hearing from you.Penelope Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05448508003241880596noreply@blogger.com