Andean Plying Technique for Handspinners 

Thanks so much for this video and the pdf drawings. The tip to turn the ring to the top of the wrist is genius! I never heard anyone say this before and I can’t wait to try it.

Thank you so much for this video! I've been using it to finish off odd ends of singles and it works great!

I love this video! So very helpful. I purchased my combs from your store and I was thrilled to find you have demos on RU-vid. Please keep up these informative videos. We new spinners need them. Thank you.

OH MY, you did a wonderful job. I liked the way you talked and I really appreciated that you didn't spend loads of time explaining. You got right to the demonstration and explained as you demonstrated. I like that method and think you did a terrific job!

Great video, I like the way you wrap the singles on your hand. It looks more comfortable than having the cross on the back of the hand. Can't wait to try!

Nicely done. Concise and easy to understand. Thanks!

Thank you so much for this very helpful and clear instruction. I often end up with small lengths of spun yarn on a spool after plying, which I can now ply this way. Love how your yarn matches your shirt 😄

Great explanation. Thanks.

Ugh thank you. I had such a hard time understand this until now.

Success! Thanks for posting my other attempts have not gone well, with the same description but this time was 👌.

Wow, you make that look so easy!

Very nicely demonstrated

Just stumbled upon this! Wonderful technique. You mentioned that you did 4 ounces. Had you wrapped the entire 4 ounces on your hand, or did you join small amounts along the way? If that's the case, do you have a video on how to join them? Thank you so much!

Thanks so much for your instructional video's. I love that they're concise and clear both visually and verbally: you're a wonderful teacher. I just started trying to spin 3 days ago, using a drop spindle. I don't have any other tools, so I will use your foot-skein technique and might try to ply my singles onto the drop spindle using this Andean demo as a guide. Question: when you say to let the singles relax and set for a few days before plying, do you mean: relaxing in a skein (my first small trial singles are currently in balls), and does 'set' mean the singles have to be washed in skeins as singles before plying? Many thanks

Very clear, thank you

I use this when I am plying and one bobbin runs out but I still have some left on the other bobbin

The way you wind the yarn, your middle finger will bend forward in the end. If you make the loops at the back of your hand that won't happen.

camera in wrong place so the initial maneuver cannot be seen. Then you move your hands waaay to fast... and then your hand is again below the camera position. VERY frustrating and nearly useless instructions. ALAS!

Worthless demonstration because at the beginning your hand was off camera. I learned to do this years ago and need brushing up but I guess I'll get it somewhere else, like perhaps where I learned to do it in the first place. How hard can holding your hand up be?