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Ingredients :
1 : dyed merino Lapis Lazuli
2 : dyed merino turquoise
3 : a solid core yarn (not too slippery) preferably a commercial yarn.
We will name the yarns :
1 = wrapping yarn
2 = core yarn |
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Notion :
- large orifice spinning wheel (4) or delta orifice
- the best : jumbo flyer with jumbo bobine (2) here Majacraft Wild Flyer
with sliding hook (3) et guide ring (3a)
- Niddy Noddy
- a weight (washing liquid bottle)
Place the drive band on the wheel and whorl (1) |
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Break your top every 50 cm and then divide each bit lengthwise by en 4 (2cm
thick).
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Place your prepared tops beside you. |
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Spin a worsted a medium yarn, with average torsion.
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Create a slub (not too big) every meter or when you want. (Slub
tuto here) |
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Alternate the 2 colors. Here I have spun lapis and turquoise, one
after another.
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Put the core yarn nest to your wheel (if in cone or on your
lazy kate if handspun or in a bowl if in ball) You
can use a fine handspun in matching colors, spun in S. It must be very solid
because it will be under a very high torsion. |
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Start plying.
You can use either of these 2 methods (9 and 10 or 11 and 12).
Here: you need to place the wrapping yarn at a 45° angle to the core. |
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Then you put push very quickly and very often for the coils
to be very tight. This is very important because the coils might move along
the core and unwind themselves. |
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2nd method: my favorite.
You ply as usual taking care of letting both yarn wind around each other in a
balanced way. If necessary, you can pull a bit firmer on the core. |
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Then in a very quick motion you push the plied section
forward to create the coil.
The ply/push motion must be a very very quick one: ply 5cm, push fast and
firm, ply 5cm push etc. |
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SMALL PROBLEMS AND GRIMLINS |
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Over twisted core:
If you have a ply/push motion which is too low, while you take
your time, the core will twist and twist until the point of breakage.
It is a quite inevitable problem especially at the beginning, it is quite
annoying too but after a few km/miles of coiled yarns you will find a automatic
movement to limit the core's torsion.
If you have that problem, I encourage you to use the second
method (10 &11), letting the core and wrapping yarns winding around each other
will absorb a part of the core's twist.
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Over twisted Wrapping yarn: If you
have spun an over twisted wrapping yarn, it will end up like the picture 15. |
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3 solutions:
1- you use method 2 et let both yarns ply together in a balanced way and then
push quickly.
2- you pull backward and keep treadling and it will untwist the
wrapping yarn a bit more
3 - you leave it like that, you are making a crazy yarn for God's
sake!!! p
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VOILA ! |
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The bobbin fills up quickly with such yarns
therefore it is always better to use a jumbo bobbin. |
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Block the yarn : wash it with very hot tap water and soap
(pre-diluted in the water), give it a very good rinse at the same
temperature, drain and dry (the best tool here is a salad spinner). Hang it
to dry with a weight attached to the bottom of the skein. (washing liquid
bottle does a good job, you can attach a yarn to the handle) |
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Voilà !!!! |
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