--- Jessica DeForest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi everyone, I wonder if anyone has suggestions on > the spinning methods that > improve yarn's elasticity.
You didn't describe how you were preparing or spinning the fiber, so it's a little hard to guess randomly. My first thought is that you are spinning a worsted style yarn, and these are generally going to be a bit denser and less elastic than woolen style yarns, even with the same fiber. It also may be that you are spinning too tightly, and this can squeeze air and bounce even out of a woolen style yarn. I'm not so sure the takeup tension contributes a lot to the bounce. The only thing I can think of is that the takeup is so slow that you put in more twist than you intended...? If you want a bouncy elastic yarn, I would sugget you go with a crimpy medium to fine fiber, card it into rolags, and spin a woolen yarn. You could also drum card it into a batt, split the batt into small strips, and spin from the fold. Think of it as a hollow tube of wool that you just attenuate to the grist you want. June ===== why i knit: what else would i do with all these long pointy sticks Fiber Blog: http://twosheep.livejournal.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Get it on your mobile phone. http://mobile.yahoo.com/maildemo To stop mail temporarily mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: set nomail To restore send: set mail
