On Apr 24, 2007, at 7:54 PM, John Sandstrom wrote: > Any hints you can give to spin combed Lincoln top I would > appreciate. I am > a tyro spinner and cannot figure it out. I've tried with 3 different > spindles and my wheel and just can't seem to get anything > approaching even > out of it.
Any new fiber takes a while for your hands to figure out. First of all, do you know how long the fibers are? To find out, pull a handful off the end of the top. Next pull bits back and forth until you've figured out how long the staples are. Now hold your hands farther apart than the length of the staple. That way you aren't pulling on on both ends of a fiber when you're trying to draft. Spinning from the fold works, too. I find it hurts my index finger too much so I don't do it. And I'd play for a while just spinning the Lincoln. Let it be bumpy for a while. Your hands will figure it out. Keep your brain out of the way ;-) Cynthia To stop mail temporarily mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: set nomail To restore send: set mail
