Folks are using a diz to take a strip of batt off the drum carder as continuous roving.
It is fast and easy, and it works very well -- to get carded roving. However, carded roving going to spin up as semi-worsted or semi-woolen. I like both semi-worsted and semi-woolen yarns for many things, but not for everything.
This approach is great for most knitting yarns that do not need great durability or warmth. I would say it is very well suited for 95% of the spinning that I see. And it is how I intend to prepare the fiber for a sweater for my wife.
I have made my own diz for a long time. They were not the best for this technique. Clemes & Clemes worked out diz that work for this technique - they make better ones. Get one, or get a set for spinning different grists.
It is fast and easy, and it works very well -- to get carded roving. However, carded roving going to spin up as semi-worsted or semi-woolen. I like both semi-worsted and semi-woolen yarns for many things, but not for everything.
This approach is great for most knitting yarns that do not need great durability or warmth. I would say it is very well suited for 95% of the spinning that I see. And it is how I intend to prepare the fiber for a sweater for my wife.
I have made my own diz for a long time. They were not the best for this technique. Clemes & Clemes worked out diz that work for this technique - they make better ones. Get one, or get a set for spinning different grists.
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