Thanks for giving me this word, cabling, I just plied to 2 plies together to make a drive band for my wheel. I had a soft 2 ply the was way to stretchy and fragile to use so I spun it onto the wheel (using a piece of bailer twine as a drive band) and then plied the 2 ends together. It does look very different then regular plied yarn.
Ann Shepherds' Spring Farm North Gower, On Canada http://www.shepherdsspringfarm.ca/ _____ From: fibernet@yahoogroups.com [mailto:fiber...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Lynn & Terry Chapin Sent: Saturday, March 20, 2010 10:41 PM To: fibernet@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [fibernet] I need plying info "Plying" is twisting 2 or more singles together in the direction opposite to their original spinning twist. The singles all nest together, creating a unit, especially after it's washed and all the twist softens together. Twisting a 3 ply yarn with a 2 ply (or any other combination of plied yarn twisted with another plied yarn or a single) is not "plying" per se, it is Cabling. The yarn created is very different. Lynn C Seattle John wrote: > > > D2- > > They way I see it, you have several options. > > Ply all 5 at once > > Ply 4 together and then ply that with one. > > Ply 3 and 2 > > Ply 2, 2 and 1 > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
