I have been spinning weft from Rambouillet. The goal is a woolen single at about 5,600 ypp
(11/gram)
I spin, and wind off into cakes. A recent grist check was to wind a hank and check its weight.
At 46 grams per 562 yards, it is well within 2% of the desired grist. The cake on the left contains ~ 700 yards. I check grist on about every fourth cake.
(11/gram)
I spin, and wind off into cakes. A recent grist check was to wind a hank and check its weight.
At 46 grams per 562 yards, it is well within 2% of the desired grist. The cake on the left contains ~ 700 yards. I check grist on about every fourth cake.
It's interesting how you manage to get a good focus on the scale and the table top, but not the yarn. Seeing as how 'refined' you are about your yarn quality.
ReplyDeletePhotography - much like science and tact - eludes you.
It's hard to tell, exactly, due to the poor quality of the photo, but it does look like that yarn of yours looks rather underspun. I can only account that to your insistence on speed = awesome, when in fact too-much-speed = underspun yarn, therefore substandard.
ReplyDeleteI thought you already had something like 2 lbs of warp and weft spun up; did that ever get woven into anything?
ReplyDeleteWow, that yarn is so pretty, so white, so ... BLURRY.
ReplyDeleteThe best weaver around was Alden Amos. I suggest that you get out your loom, and reread AA.
ReplyDeleteAre you and Alden Amos fuck buddies or something? You've got such a hard on for him.
ReplyDeleteAlden gets stuff correct. I do not know any other spinner who consistently gets as much correct.
ReplyDeleteI know more about spinning wool fast, but Alden knows cotton and linen and rope.
He has repaired and made a great many spinning devices, while I have specialized in one very narrow branch.
Over all, Alden and Stephanie are the greatest repository of knowledge about hand spinning in the world today.
I respect that.