How To Spin - Some Basics

[@sandraleiby9172]

I have the Kiwi 2. Just getting started. Lots to learn! Every tutorial video has some new detail that's very helpful.

[@janicebeil3848]

I just got a FREE Kiwi spinning wheel and this is a great resource for me to get started👏

[@judyk6124]

Thanks for this video. Waiting for my first wheel! I am getting the Ashford Traveller...so excited!

[@alisontunnicliff-scott6161]

I wish I had seen this when I first learned how to spin. You addressed some problems I still have. Thank you so much for making this!

[@tessaayers9070]

I have learnt to spin on a kiwi 2 so this is great for starting to refine my spinning

[@honestmommy]

Very helpful!!! Plus it sold me as to which wheel I want to buy :)

[@hazeluzzell4269]

Thank you so much! I'm a drop spinner, and have just bought myself one of those wheels.

[@terezakamenar-mccoy7787]

You make this look so easy! I'm learning but am terrible at drafting. Do you have any suggestions?

[@CreatingwithWinglessAngel]

this is very helpful. however get to know the parts of the machine. it is a bobbin on a flyer. not a spindle ????

[@vernonbowling5310]

I wish the kiwi still had the style of flyer you have on your model. The Ashford rep told me it's discontinued.

[@rfsn]

Can you tell me how many ounces was that ball of roving you were holding?

[@ShintogaDeathAngel]

Toying with the idea of getting a Kiwi 2 wheel, I really like the idea of having a double treadle anyway.

[@jamesnjeanniestanley3651]

Wow you make it look so easy i tried my first spin today and it seemed to twist up so tight all the time and break But it was fun not bad for a bloke rough as guts but i feel good bout it

[@Mythlorn]

You should be proud! It's perfectly normal to overspin and have breaks. You should have seen the first few things I spun. Now I try for some of those 'designer' techniques and can't ever get them to happen again lol. You have to get your hands and feet to work together, learn how to pedal and pace the wheel and watch your loft ... that's a lot to do all at once! But you'll get it. Keep going, as long as you're enjoying it, and you'll fine tune it as you go! Happy spinning~

[@chrisropherboulay]

Wow that is so awesome and cool 😎

[@misslashondacade6973]

OMG, thanks a bunch for the video I just bought a Ashford Kiwi 3 spinning wheel and and trying to learn. This video was really helpful and fun to watch. ♥️😁

[@patricialeslie1146]

Lighting not good. Had trouble actually seen what you were talking about.

[@caelidhg6261]

I have and Ashford kiwi... But not a 2 Are they noticeably different? Is there some thing with the treadle? I got mine years ago and never really used it. I want to figure it out. I already know I was loading the yarn from back to front so that might have been one of my problems.

[@Mythlorn]

Hi there! I think you're talking about the Ashford Kiwi Traditional? (There was a Traveler that folds up, and I believe you may have had the option of single or dual treadle?) If that is the case, yes, you always want to back load a spindle, whether you sit beside the wheel or have it in front of you. If you do have the Traditional, a nice thing about sitting 'beside' the wheel is the ability for loft. Naturally your hands are going to be holding your spinning at an angle, and that can add a lot! (Loft is 'fluffiness' for lack of a better description, it lets air in around the fibers) In general, the basics are all the same for the Kiwi, although when you get into high speeds and machine spinning, some of that can change based on machine and brand. Single treadles do have a different rhythm you have to get into between your hands and feet, but you will eventually catch on to it. I mess myself up, though, when I have to bounce between a single and dual treadle; and sometimes it takes my brain a while to catch up and realize I've switched. Hope this helps, and please let me know if I can answer any other questions

[@mishalyasmeen1083]

I need one spinning weel where this available?