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• Hold the wool loosely.
• Keep the tension on the wheel and the brake band light.
• Have fun!

• Attach a leader yarn.
• Treadle a little.
• Feel the twist enter the yarn.
• Feel the yarn pull towards the orifice.
• Adjust the brake band as necessary to create more or less “take up”.

Drawing out the Fibers

• Forward Draw

• Backwards (Long) Draw

• Spinning from the Fold

Long Draw Spinning

Woollen

Soft

Fuzzy

Lofty

Very Warm

Worsted

Firm

Smooth

Dense

Hard-wearing

Fiber prep: carded into rolags

Drafting:  long draw technique
Fiber is drawn back, elongating the rolag as the spin enters the spiraling fibers, trapping lots of air in the core of the yarn. Yarn is evened out while spin continues to enter fibers.