Okay, this video just changed my life...
Sarah Anderson's Navajo Plying. I don't even remember where I first got the link. I watched it, bookmarked it, and thought "Gotta give that a try next time I'm stuck with Navajo plying."
I've whinged many a time about chain-plying. I always feel like I'm about a hand-and-a-half short of being able to do it.
Tonight was the night. I had singles left over from the 3-ply alpaca I'm spinning. (As I always say, why, oh why, do the bobbins never come out even...) Loaded up the video, watched closely one more time, then gave it a shot.
I mirror-imaged her, since my right hand is my orifice hand. And holy crap! First time ever that I chain-plyed without extensive and vehement cursing! The twist was consistent. The little knobby loops disappeared.
One less thing to whinge about.
Life is good.
5 comments:
yay! I'll check it out next time. I tend to do the chains in one pass and add twist in a second (and third?) pass.
Cool! You'll have to show me how some day. I tend to just save singles up and ply with other stuff eventually to make tidbits.
Love it! And love your title. :)
Thank for the link because that type of plying seemed like a magic trick to me.
Woo Hoo!
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