Spinolution Pollywog Spinning Wheel - Assembly, Review, Spinning Overview! 

Oh, I'm so glad, thank you! What model did you get? (Want to know so I can get jealous, lol)

Fiber Spider I got the echo with the monarch design ... so looking forward to playing and doing videos .. love your channel huge fan

I'm witcha😍👈

If there are any fiber festivals in your area, often times the vendors will let you test drive their wheels. I was at the Vashon Island wool and sheep festival last year, and a lady let me try out her 300 year old wheel!! That one, I actually was able to spin the best. But there's no way I could justify spending 4 months worth of mortgage payments!!! 😬😲

Thank you hon! It really does give me a sense of zen 😊🧶🕷🕸

All wheels are simple. When it comes down to it, they’re a wheel with some method of turning, be it a treadle, treadleS, or a motor, with a drive band that turns the flyer, which twists your raw fibre. Adjusting the tension of the drive band and/or the tension band(a “scotch brake” wheel has a seperate tensioning band, other wheels just have the drive band), you just fiddle with that till it suits you and the yarn you wish to spin.....everyone tensions differently. There are ofc lots of nuances within that but these are what a wheel IS. Simple, ingenious technology that has been in use for thousands of years the world over.

Great info! Thank you!

Thank you so much! It was actually your videos that encouraged me to get the pollywog in the first place, lol! Actually did consider the pollywog upgrades, but in the long run think the bullfrog might be more conducive to larger skein creation. Thank you again for your feedback! 😊🧶🕷🕸

Sandi Bozarth check your local yarn shop. Some near here let’s you rent wheels to see if you like them.

The reason for going back and forth is because the pegs are staggered and help the thread cover the bobbin evenly 😉🧶

@@FiberSpider Ah, they're staggered. I understand now, thank you for clarifying. 😊

Thank you very much. Actually I haven't spun anything in quite some time. As of late I've been preoccupied with sewing/quilting. Currently working on an English Paper Pieced quilt all sewn by hand. Over 1,000 hexes sewn, and many more to go. One of these days I'll get back to spinning I'm sure. 😉

@@FiberSpider - Oooooh! Paper piecing! How wonderful! It’s A LOT of work but the end result somehow turns out so much more … I can’t think of another more appropriate term than “alive” compared to when a quilt is made by machine. Two year back I made a series of Texas Lone Stars in various sizes with paper pieces and appliqué ‘d them to a duvet cover for my SO. He doesn’t like quilts, finds them too heavy. He absolutely loved the end result. Only drawback: he is hesitant to use it because he likes it so much. I hope you give spinning another go. Even if it’s in stages, a bit at a time, until you have enough for one of your absolutely gorgeous projects. And if you’re feeling especially adventurous, perhaps giving the yarn a dye bath? Or having a go at dyeing some store bought yarn to investigate the process? Or dip dyeing a finished knitting/crochet project? Side note: your skull scarf is one of my daughter’s favourite items of clothing. I made her one for Halloween and she fishes it out of her closet the second temperatures get low enough. One of the things she loves about it is that at first glance people don’t notice the motif consists of connected skulls because she wraps it around her neck. Once inside, she drapes it across her shoulders to snuggle into during class (she easily gets cold). Only then do they notice… I was partway through one for myself when I hurriedly had to pack up my entire household and put it into storage (renovations to my home due to changes in building code for rentals). I got help for the packing and my shawl got packed. I will be getting everything back in around 8 weeks. Can’t wait to have my own. White-to-pink-to-burgundy gradient skull shawl. I wonder once it’s finished when people at the office are going to notice it’s a skull motif. 😇 Please keep posting your wonderful content!