Using a niddy-noddy to wind a skein
A niddy noddy is a simple but essential tool. It helps you to wind a neat skein straight from your bobbin.
Wind the wool onto the niddy noddy as shown in the diagram, directly from the bobbin - there's no need to take it off the spinning wheel. Leave the brake tension lightly in place to prevent the bobbin over-spinning.
Before slipping the skein off the niddy noddy, loosely tie it with scrap yarn in three or four places to hold it in place.
Fibre
A range of fibre from wool to exotic and luxury fibre for spinning, dyeing, felting: wool, silk, alpaca, cashmere, mohair, camel, yak and angora ready to spin. Also raw fleece
Spinning wheels
A range of Ashford Spinning Wheels delivered quickly to your door. I usually have some second hand spinning wheels listed.
Magazines and cards
Why not add one or two to your order? These cards, hand made by Jules of 'Always with a Heart' feature a textured sheep. Perfect for Christmas for your friends or for the spinner / knitter in your life. I now stock Selvedge magazine and Yarnmaker magazine.
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Spinning cotton, free eBook
Have you spun cotton? Did you know that it grows in natural colours as well as white?
This free eBook from SpinningDaily gives us some history, some tips for spinning the very short fibre with some patterns.
