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Old 06-12-2009, 10:25 AM   #11
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To keep that softness, you'll want to put a lot of loft in your yarn. Too much twist will negate the loft of the yarn. You can spin thin without a lot of twist on fibers with long locks. You only want enough twist to hold the fibers together.
Are you spinning from the locks, roving, clouds or top?
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Old 06-13-2009, 02:56 AM   #12
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I'm spinning from a skirted fleece.
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Old 06-13-2009, 05:25 AM   #13
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Okay, so you're spinning from the lock. As I said in the other thread, try treadling slower.... much, much slower. And you might try to increase the take up in your bobbin
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