I have this exact e-spinner!!! As I have a leg injury, the constant treadling on a manual wheel really aggravated my leg. A couple of tips (if I may); You will notice the shank on the flyer has a flat part. This has to fit into the hole into the motor part (which also has a flat part inside it). It’s REALLY difficult to line these up (if you get one flat part up, and the other flat part down, it won’t slide in!!!). What I have done is when the bobbin is nicely aligned, (((making sure it’s when the flat part of your flyer is facing UP))), paint a dot on TOP of the motor part, (I used white correction fluid). You see it’s really easy to see the flat part on the flyer but not easy to see inside the motor part. You’ll have no issues about lining the shaft up using this method! Another thing to watch are the squeezy yarn guides on the flyer. If these poke up too high they will hit the base of the e-spinner!!!!! I had this happen and it was 😱😱😱😱 knock knock knock!!! (Did I hear a bit of this with your spinning at 36:00 ???? 🤔) Spinning singles in Z-twist (then plying in S-twist), is the most common way to spin….. however there is a theory that for yarn to be used for crochet your PLY should be in Z. (so you spin in S, and ply in Z) I don’t use the foot controller by my foot, I have it alongside me and use it with my hand. Re the battery pack….. I had long communications with Ashford as I really wanted to obtain one of these (I think Ashford USED to sell them??), but long story short is, Ashford [quote]; “does NOT recommend using the battery for their e-spinner” You’ll love your spinning journey ❤️ (I process my own wool from our sheep)
Well my dear, you've done exceptionally well! What a fun video. I am a spinner and knitter from Canada. I have 2 antique Saxony wheels and several spindles and I love them all. Spinning is the best hobby ever. Keep a torch in your pocket, you've definitely fallen in the rabbit hole! I find spinning is intuitive and you will improve with every project. There are so my fibres and they all feel like heaven in your hands. I am so proud of my yarn, quirks and all. My husband loves my handspun and I make him hats, mittens, etc. He works hard outdoors, and my heart filled wooly things keep him warm.❤
Hi..when you use your lazy kate, you can put your 2 threads throu the iron ring on your lazy kate for easier plying.. goodluck you are doing great! ..Louise
You are doing amazing!! I love the colours in your yarn. If you can try to join a spinners and weavers guild in your area - everyone at mine is so happy to see you when you show up with your wheel and often someone will spend a bit of time with you to help you if you ask. I think your first skeins are beautiful!
Thank you so much for showing your spinning! I want to learn to spin, but so far haven’t found anyone showing their process like you. Love your colors, you did a super job with all your yarns!!
Thankyou and how exciting! Are you thinking spindle, wheel, or espinner? I really love and recommend Eve’s spinning vlogs here: m.ua-cam.com/play/PLtydgTORYboVIDKK-VPCefgIjAuOrApVr.html
So glad you loved this video! I was a little worried as it’s a little different to my usual content ❤ so glad there are other newbie spinners here. Have you got any advice for starting with supported spindles? I’d like to give it ago. And I can speak from the last week’s experience, I can’t stop buying dyed fibre so welcome to another addiction 😂
@meemamakes With the supported spindle, I watched quite a few UA-cam videos, but struggled to apply what they were saying to my own hands. However, after a little while it clicked. Still stuck at the park and draft stage and I think there’s a steep learning curve. Excited to see what you spin up with all of your new fiber purchases!
August 2023 I started spinning. Drop spindles weren’t my thing but supported spindles clicked for me. November 2023 I went to a craft fair and ended up spending my bonus, that I’dbeen saving up for ages, on an EEW Nano2, a tiny e-spinner. Now, a year later, I’ve also got its vigorous sibling, the EEW 6.1. If my health permitted it, I’d see if I could find a treadle wheel because spinning is addictive. Spinning is the best way I’ve found to satisfy my craving for good quality (expensive!) natural fibre yarns. Yard for yard, weight for weight, unspun fibre gives me the most bang for my buck for the yarns I like to knit with. Over this past year I even managed to get my hands on a complete raw alpaca fleece that is softer than a dream for cheaper than any cheap yarn I could get. I’m slowly working my way through it, and the yarn I end up with is an absolute dream. The Ashford e-spinner is gorgeous, but out of budget for me. As far as I know it’s an absolutely wonderful machine. Have fun with it! On another note: I couldn’t help recognising the sweater you’re wearing. That’s a beautiful Ranunculus sweater! It’s the perfect pattern for handspun yarn! Edit: I’m a native Dutch speaker. The ‘sch’ sound in ‘Scheepjeswol’ comes quite close to the pronunciation of the ’ch’ in the Scottish word ‘loch’. Just slide into that right from the initial ‘s’.
LOVED this video. You did so well and I’m very excited to see your next video about this. I’m currently two weeks into my spindle spinning journey and have spent way too much money on supported spindles. Still working my through a 500g bag of undyed Corriedale, but you’ve inspired me to buy some nice dyed fiber (could be a dangerous path..). I’m so glad you laughed at the hole being called an orifice because every time I watch a spinning video and someone says orifice with a straight face, I laugh. A ridiculous name, though technically correct.
Please don't discard your first yarns, they are 100% usable!! I have been spinning for a few years and I create thick-thin yarns on purpose because the effect in the final fabric is amazing when used 😊
The 'çh' in Dutch is a sound that is not common in English, but you could replace it with the English 'g'. Scheepjes could be pronounced like S-GAY-P-YES. I hear all English podcasters struggle with the pronuciation of the word 'Scheepjes'. Still, a very good yarn brand.
I'm dutch and was wondering how to explain the sch. It's definitely very difficult for others to pronounce. Has to come from the back of the mouth/ throat area. 😊
I have this exact e-spinner!!!
As I have a leg injury, the constant treadling on a manual wheel really aggravated my leg.
A couple of tips (if I may);
You will notice the shank on the flyer has a flat part. This has to fit into the hole into the motor part (which also has a flat part inside it). It’s REALLY difficult to line these up (if you get one flat part up, and the other flat part down, it won’t slide in!!!).
What I have done is when the bobbin is nicely aligned, (((making sure it’s when the flat part of your flyer is facing UP))), paint a dot on TOP of the motor part, (I used white correction fluid). You see it’s really easy to see the flat part on the flyer but not easy to see inside the motor part.
You’ll have no issues about lining the shaft up using this method!
Another thing to watch are the squeezy yarn guides on the flyer. If these poke up too high they will hit the base of the e-spinner!!!!!
I had this happen and it was 😱😱😱😱 knock knock knock!!!
(Did I hear a bit of this with your spinning at 36:00 ???? 🤔)
Spinning singles in Z-twist (then plying in S-twist), is the most common way to spin….. however there is a theory that for yarn to be used for crochet your PLY should be in Z. (so you spin in S, and ply in Z)
I don’t use the foot controller by my foot, I have it alongside me and use it with my hand.
Re the battery pack…..
I had long communications with Ashford as I really wanted to obtain one of these (I think Ashford USED to sell them??), but long story short is, Ashford [quote]; “does NOT recommend using the battery for their e-spinner”
You’ll love your spinning journey ❤️
(I process my own wool from our sheep)
Well my dear, you've done exceptionally well! What a fun video. I am a spinner and knitter from Canada. I have 2 antique Saxony wheels and several spindles and I love them all. Spinning is the best hobby ever. Keep a torch in your pocket, you've definitely fallen in the rabbit hole! I find spinning is intuitive and you will improve with every project. There are so my fibres and they all feel like heaven in your hands. I am so proud of my yarn, quirks and all. My husband loves my handspun and I make him hats, mittens, etc. He works hard outdoors, and my heart filled wooly things keep him warm.❤
Wow this is amazing to hear! Thankyou for your advice and it makes me so happy that your husband loves your handspun ❤
Hi..when you use your lazy kate, you can put your 2 threads throu the iron ring on your lazy kate for easier plying.. goodluck you are doing great! ..Louise
You are doing amazing!! I love the colours in your yarn. If you can try to join a spinners and weavers guild in your area - everyone at mine is so happy to see you when you show up with your wheel and often someone will spend a bit of time with you to help you if you ask.
I think your first skeins are beautiful!
Thank you so much for showing your spinning! I want to learn to spin, but so far haven’t found anyone showing their process like you. Love your colors, you did a super job with all your yarns!!
Thankyou and how exciting! Are you thinking spindle, wheel, or espinner? I really love and recommend Eve’s spinning vlogs here: m.ua-cam.com/play/PLtydgTORYboVIDKK-VPCefgIjAuOrApVr.html
Wow, adding spinning to your fibre making abilities is pretty amazing! Very cool 😊
Thankyou! It’s very addictive
So glad you loved this video! I was a little worried as it’s a little different to my usual content ❤ so glad there are other newbie spinners here. Have you got any advice for starting with supported spindles? I’d like to give it ago. And I can speak from the last week’s experience, I can’t stop buying dyed fibre so welcome to another addiction 😂
@meemamakes With the supported spindle, I watched quite a few UA-cam videos, but struggled to apply what they were saying to my own hands. However, after a little while it clicked. Still stuck at the park and draft stage and I think there’s a steep learning curve. Excited to see what you spin up with all of your new fiber purchases!
August 2023 I started spinning. Drop spindles weren’t my thing but supported spindles clicked for me. November 2023 I went to a craft fair and ended up spending my bonus, that I’dbeen saving up for ages, on an EEW Nano2, a tiny e-spinner. Now, a year later, I’ve also got its vigorous sibling, the EEW 6.1. If my health permitted it, I’d see if I could find a treadle wheel because spinning is addictive.
Spinning is the best way I’ve found to satisfy my craving for good quality (expensive!) natural fibre yarns. Yard for yard, weight for weight, unspun fibre gives me the most bang for my buck for the yarns I like to knit with. Over this past year I even managed to get my hands on a complete raw alpaca fleece that is softer than a dream for cheaper than any cheap yarn I could get. I’m slowly working my way through it, and the yarn I end up with is an absolute dream.
The Ashford e-spinner is gorgeous, but out of budget for me. As far as I know it’s an absolutely wonderful machine. Have fun with it!
On another note: I couldn’t help recognising the sweater you’re wearing. That’s a beautiful Ranunculus sweater! It’s the perfect pattern for handspun yarn!
Edit: I’m a native Dutch speaker. The ‘sch’ sound in ‘Scheepjeswol’ comes quite close to the pronunciation of the ’ch’ in the Scottish word ‘loch’. Just slide into that right from the initial ‘s’.
LOVED this video. You did so well and I’m very excited to see your next video about this. I’m currently two weeks into my spindle spinning journey and have spent way too much money on supported spindles. Still working my through a 500g bag of undyed Corriedale, but you’ve inspired me to buy some nice dyed fiber (could be a dangerous path..).
I’m so glad you laughed at the hole being called an orifice because every time I watch a spinning video and someone says orifice with a straight face, I laugh. A ridiculous name, though technically correct.
Please don't discard your first yarns, they are 100% usable!! I have been spinning for a few years and I create thick-thin yarns on purpose because the effect in the final fabric is amazing when used 😊
good video
The 'çh' in Dutch is a sound that is not common in English, but you could replace it with the English 'g'. Scheepjes could be pronounced like S-GAY-P-YES. I hear all English podcasters struggle with the pronuciation of the word 'Scheepjes'. Still, a very good yarn brand.
I'm dutch and was wondering how to explain the sch. It's definitely very difficult for others to pronounce. Has to come from the back of the mouth/ throat area. 😊