Spin the yarns you want
When I was a new spinner some four years ago spinning
balanced yarn was really just a crap shoot.
When it came out balanced I would ask myself, “How in the world did I do
that?” And when it was over twisted,
when my goal was a balanced yarn, again I asked myself , “How in the world did
I do that?”
Over the years of spinning I finally got a grip on how twist
impacted my finished yarn, especially on plied and core-spun yarns. Now I only make balanced yarns…oh happy
day!
I made myself a little cheat sheet to tell which way, for
example, my base core yarn was spun so I had a balanced yarn in the end. I even started writing down notes regarding
twist, direction and finished yarns.
I thought if this helped me it has got to help other
spinners. So I developed a multi use
Eszee Twist Tool©
and a 24-page manual and yarn planner guide.
The Eszee Twist Tool© comes with a plastic card that is a
multi function tool; a wpi gauge, yarn
thickness guide, WPI gauge, angle of
twist gauge and a guide to determine if you yarn was spun in the S or Z
direction. You will also get a 24-page manual
and yarn planner, a magnifier to be able to see yarns and a zipper pouch to
hold the kit and any other goodies like your diz or orifice hook.smaller
The Eszee Twist Tool will be the most indispensible tool in
your spinning arsenal. You can find it
at www.camajfiberarts.com.
Happy Spinning
Mary Egbert
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