Whenever I pull a length of top, I spend a few minutes flipping the top out flat. See, when they chain up all that pretty top? It gets all twisted up. Then when you try to split it lengthwise, it's much harder to get it to split evenly. If you take that bit of time to get that handling twist out, you'll get a much less fractious fractile.
Loved this. I have a question. Did you join your smaller quarters together on one bobbin then ply the half and the quarters together? I only use a drop spindle and so wondering how I can do this as they don't hold that much yarn, probably about a quarter on each. Thanks so much.
Thank you! Yes, on my wheel I did the one half continuously on one bobbin, then the four quarters on another bobbin. For a drop spindle I think I would do the same thing only in different proportions if that makes sense. You'll still see the difference in color distribution.
Thank you for the video! Do you know- can a three ply be made using this method? Maybe make the initial divide into three instead of two etc. or do you think it would turn out too muddy
I enjoy spinning fractals, but I can rarely get them perfectly divided. I spin with a Kromski Sonata, and I’ve had mixed experiences with it. What do you think of the Spinolution wheels?
I don't think mine are exact either, but they still turn out beautiful. I've never tried a Kromski wheel. I LOVE the Spinolution wheels so much so, I became a dealer for them last year. Thanks for watching!
Yes! I have a couple of unboxing videos. That's one of the things I love about them. I remember the hours it took to get my Ashford wheel put together.
Love this 😊. One quick question do you use either set of hooks for spinning and plying ? I’m quite new to spinning and I thought you have to use the right hand side hooks for the ‘z’ spinning and the left hand side for plying is this not correct ?
I'm so glad! Thanks for watching. So, Z and S twist in spinning doesn't have to do with the hooks. S twist is done by spinning clockwise and Z spin is done by spinning counterclockwise. It puts different spin and actually can play a role in how you knit or crochet project turns out. I'll put that on my list of up coming videos and explain it more clearly!
This is an interesting technique & I am eager to try it. But I'd like to chide whoever named it. The mathematical term 'fractal' is well defined and this does not relate to it, imo. So I expect Ill be on some fiber discussion board & people will bandy the term around & I'll keep being irritated that they b@st@rdized the math term. I guess its fine to name it something, but honestly I do get sick & tired of chasing down nonsense terms.
Probably some fiber person who doesn't care about math LOL I think probably it has to do with the re-occurring patterns happening maybe? I'm nbt sure. It definitely creates patterns depending on how you divide it. Thanks for watching!
