Using a Diz

[@awilson8521]

Your channel has been so helpful! I went from breaking my fibers to spinning them into singles.🎉 Yay!

[@TheSpinningSara]

Fantastic!

[@jenniferbrighty5120]

Hi, thankyou so much for this video. It is so helpful especially when you do close ups of your hands & your explanations are really helpful to. Thanks again. Take care & stay safe

[@laurawalters7973]

So helpful and timely. I have a bunch of messy batts of Polwarth and was dreading the spinning. Now i know just what to do. Thanks so much.

[@TheSpinningSara]

You're very welcome!

[@l.rowanmcknight7853]

Not only is this a great instructional video, it's just very satisfying to watch 😃

[@dragnflei]

Yes, it’s hypnotic!

[@ElinT13]

Thanks very much for this video! Your method is easy to understand and your suggestions for what else you can use as a diz gave me the idea to use a knitting needle gauge that I have which is in thicker plastic - it works like a charm! I just dizzed two bats in no time.

[@robynreid3027]

Many thanks for this informative and practical demonstration, Sara. You help me navigate skills for the first time, so I don't have to solve problems as they arise!

[@lizadams7662]

The volume didn't matter because the visuals were so clear. I had no idea what a diz is or what it's for. Now I'm going to improvise one to work with a roving that wouldn't draft and I thought it was something I was doing wrong. Maybe not! Thanks.

[@debmilton7605]

I was recently given two spinning wheels, but I am an absolute beginner. I have watched two of your videos and love how you explain from the basics! Thanks for sharing you knowledge!

[@TheSpinningSara]

Thank you so much for the kind words! Congrats on your new wheels! Happy spinning!

[@victoriahaigh-auston9673]

Very helpful thank you looks easy.

[@eroff4721]

Thank you. I recently won a diz and didn’t know what to do with it. I think this is going to be a game changer when I spin batts.

[@TheSpinningSara]

I'm glad you found it helpful! Hope you enjoy dizzing your fiber! Sorry about the volume issues!

[@lindaconover4328]

Very helpful to see from your perspective how you are manipulating the wool. Thanks!

[@TheSpinningSara]

Glad it was helpful!! Thanks for watching

[@troutdaletim]

Thank you, I believe this may be the key to my beginning of learning to spin, woes!

[@annamariedaddarie472]

Nice. Very good tutorial. I use my Diz to remove a batt from the drum carder. This is a great way to manage roving. Thank you.

[@vallerymartin2474]

This is so helpful thank you!

[@RandomAFP]

probably a daft question, but what sort of size are those holes? I'm thinking my knitting needle measure might well work for this...

[@TheSpinningSara]

yes, a needle measure would work well, as long as the holes don't have any Barb's or spots that are rough to catch the fiber.

[@oldfashionedonpurpose4020]

This may be my answer to my spinning problems. The drafting seems to be my main issue. I can’t seem to be very consistent at all. I will try this and hopefully it will help!

[@carolynalison4997]

Thank you! I liked this tutorial, it was very helpful.

[@gracerossi3900]

Thankyou Sara. Much appreciated.

[@chesneymigl4538]

Does anyone else see flocks of bats getting lost and looking at maps? Roving bats... ? Ok, bad joke. :)

[@Jjj333ke]

Awesome! Thanks for the video

[@debrajohnson2313]

Thanks for another excellent video. I’m fairly new at spinning. Have you ever spun a bat short draw worsted style. I know bats are best for woolen spinning, I’m just wondering what happens when you spin them worsted

[@kathleenkline4622]

When you spin any fiber prep worsted, you push the air out as you allow the twist into the fiber supply. It makes a smoother yarn. Think of it this way..woolen=lighter, fluffier, airy yarn, worsted= smoother, denser less airy yarn.

[@TheSpinningSara]

When you spin a short draw yarn with a batt you are producing a yarn that is fluffier and lighter than a normal worsted yarn. It creates a denser, less fuzzy, less warm yarn that is harder wearing.

[@debrajohnson2313]

Spinning Sara , Hi , could I ask what kind of table loom you have? Thank you

[@tools4ewebycarolhowe496]

Thanks for sharing!

[@latitude1904]

It's so fun playing with fiber

[@Clubkidknitter]

I also notice you are rotating your drafting (pulling) hand by 90 degrees with each pull. I saw this same technique by another fiber artist.

[@TheSpinningSara]

Interesting! I never noticed.

[@rhiannonevans6684]

If you had a blend which contained some shorter fibres, would you end up with a handful of the short fibres at the end?

[@TheSpinningSara]

Not usually. Because you are pushing the diz down to the fibers before drafting again you will usually grab long and short fibers together.

[@AmandaS-si9mh]

I don't know if this will help anyone, but i figured out about half way through trying this that when you get those unruly pieces, it helps me to turn the entire thing so the unruly part is on top. Trying to do it from the side was harder for me. Also, the only thing i had on hand to try this was a 🔑. Seems to be working.

[@TheSpinningSara]

Good idea. Turning the fiber over would help a lot. It is all about how and where in your fiber supply you are drafting from. Smart thinking on the key!!

[@vickyk5510]

Is "pin drafted roving" already dizzed fiber? And is dizzing a good way to prep a braid that has felting issues?

[@TheSpinningSara]

Hi Vicky! Pin-drafted roving is a thin carded prep of fiber. It is done by a commercial machine and allows you to spin a woolen yarn without any prep. Being pin-drafted simply means it is a thinner, often longer length of fiber, rather than roving which is more thick and dense. You can certainly diz a compacted/slightly felted braid. It will be harder to diz but doable. You may find some braids can only be rescued by a drumcarder or a blending board though.

[@susanscandles]

I am fairly new to spinning and just learning to drop spindle via utube. Could you suggest where you would recommend buying fiber/ roving from for beginner and just pretty and good pricing. So many places and very overwhelming to me.

[@BookAndLace]

I've only been spinning a little less than a year, however, all my faves so far have come from shops on Etsy. I just pick a color I want and search with Roving top. I will say my faves so far are Greenwood Farms, Jakira, CarrParkArtisan, and ThreeWaters Farm

[@smilingyogi]

You're the BEST!!

[@TheSpinningSara]

That’s very kind Jennifer. Thank you!

[@alexisroberts1871]

Thank you

[@kimmiemamatomany6226]

Hoping you can help me. Is this making pencil roving?

[@TheSpinningSara]

It is not. Pencil roving is machine made. This is taking a handcarded batt and predrafting it to make it easier for me to spin. HTH

[@susanscandles]

Where did you get the clear dis from?

[@BookAndLace]

Hipstrings on etsy - I have one that's light blue from them.

[@kathyenglish8427]

Wonderful video! Why don’t other spinners tell you about this? I’ve taken on line and in person classes and no one told me about it - thank you!!!

[@cynthiastandley5742]

What is the purpose of the diz? Meaning, what does it add that you couldn't do by just pulling and reaching up and pulling again? :)

[@TheSpinningSara]

Sometimes fibers are denser than you’d like to spin directly from. Sometimes the fibers are compacted or semi felted and that will make it hard to draft consistently. Dizzing will allow air to re-enter the fibers giving you a loftier yarn and one that was much easier to spin. Similar to stripping a braid down into smaller chunks or predrafting a braid, dizzing makes fibers thinner and easier to spin. HTH!

[@cynthiastandley5742]

@@TheSpinningSara Thank you. But my point was, couldn't you do it without the diz. What does the diz add that predrafting doesn't do? :)

[@oldfashionedonpurpose4020]

@cynthia Standley seems to me that it helps it to be more consistent and can be an alternative to help those who have trouble pre drafting or drafting at all.

[@cynthiastandley5742]

@@oldfashionedonpurpose4020 Thanks!

[@caroljensen3089]

just found you - but can't hear you very well. poor sound quality

[@jeanniemullinder9038]

Sound is not good, can hardly hear you.

[@TheSpinningSara]

I’m sorry to hear that. I’d suggest turning on subtitles. However, the sound is perfectly audible on my end. Newer videos have a dedicated microphone so it shouldn’t be an issue any longer.