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Angora Mohair Jacob Sheep Spinning Wheels Weaving yarn Steam Valley Fiber Farm
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When choosing a wheel you are faced with so many options, begin by prioritize what you are looking for. Do you want a first time wheel that is inexpensive and easy to operate? Is a traditional style important or do you need portability? What type of yarn do you want to spin? What are the advantages of having a double treadle where you use both feet? Should the wheel be a single or double drive?
As a new spinner, one of the easiest and simplest wheels to operate are Louet and Ashford Double Treadle wheels. When both feet are involved in bicycle style treadling, it is easier to control the wheel when you want to stop and start the wheel. My son learned to spin on a Louet Double Treadle S51 when he was 6 years old. I have knitted him 2 pair of socks and a scarf from his own handspun yarn. He is currently planning to spin yarns for the county fair competitions.
The Louet wheels are the easiest wheels to adjust as there is only one screw knob to turn if you need to change the take-up tension. The elastic drive bands are self adjusting, so there are no additional adjustments if you change whorl sizes for more speed and twist. The drive ratios (speed that the bobbin turns in relation to the wheel revolutions) are well suited to beginning spinners. Most beginners do well to start with the drive band on the largest whorl for a 5.5:1 drive ratio. As an advanced spinner, I find that for much of my spinning the other drive ratios of 7.5:1 and 10.5:1 are adequate as well. So a beginner won't outgrow the speed of the wheel, and if they do there are the accessories of a high speed flyer and bobbin available.
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- Steam Valley Mountain Fiber Farm
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- Trout Run PA
- United States 17771
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