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I created the SPIN KNIT system so I could easily spin and wind my own yarns in the comfort of my home, which is fairly small...consequently, the system is compact. Spinning is FUN! Knitting a scarf from yarn that you spun yourself is an amazing experience! If you have any interest at all in spinning, please explore this website. I make the spindles myself. The REEL-SWIFT-SKIENER is hand tooled and multi-functional. Everything you need to make a scarf from scratchis included in the package. I made this system with the joy of spinning in my heart so you might enjoy it too.
Please have fun and enjoy!
This is the type of spindle that Gandhi promoted in his struggle for independence for India's poor. He is said to have stated that if everyone in India spun for an hour a day, all of India would be clothed. It is made for small length fibers to be spun into fine yarn. It spins like a top when held between your thumb and forefinger, allowing twist to run up the length of yarn you are spinning. It is 9 inches tall with a whorl on the bottom end about the size of a quarter. My spindles come with a camel down leader attached for your convenience. Once it is full, as pictured, you wind the yarn to the Navajo spindle with a spool on it. Click here for more info:
This floor spindle is for thicker yarns. It can also be used to make two-ply yarn from two single-ply yarns. The single-ply is wound from the Takli onto two spools. Each spool is then placed on the REEL-SWIFT-SKIENER, then plied in the opposite direction onto the NAVAJO spindle. More Info:
This is the key to the SPIN KNIT system. It is used to hold spools of single-ply, for winding yarns for wetting and setting, measuring tassels, winding balls, even setting and blocking your final scarf... It is designed to come apart and stay together, depending on the function you are using it for. The dowel caps lock and unlock with a simple twist and pull.
When plying two yarns, the individual yarns are threaded through the two dowels to prevent premature twisting. This allows you to control the process, as the two yarns naturally want to ply together and easily become tangled.
After plying into a single length of two-ply, the yarn is reeled back onto the skiener.
NOTE: always carry the REEL-SWIFT-SKIENER from the top dowel, NOT THE 1 BY2 SIDES! It is designed to stay together when held this way. If you hold it from the side, it will come apart. All the dowels are precision fit into the holes except the top dowel with the two dowel caps. Now the yarn is ready to be set. Spray it with a fine mist from your hose until thoroughly wet. Then hang it outside in the sun till dry. This will set the twist in your yarn for easy knitting.
Now the two-ply yarn is ready to be wound into a ball. Insert the center dowel and prop up between two chairs, then wind into a ball. More Info:
Included in the system is an instructional DVD, 4 oz. of camel down divided into two bags (each bag to be spun and wound onto a separate spool, included), sample cards of one and two-ply yarn, knitting needles and patterns. The DVD has step by step instructions, all you need to know to learn spinning and knitting. It is easier to explain with a picture! This system is designed to make spinning easy. It is perfect for an intermediate or advanced spinner, but I believe a beginner can use this system just as well. If you are unsure if this is for you, just order and watch the DVD first.
I sell the system as a complete set. It includes: Takli spindle with leader attached Navajo floor spindle with two spools for 2-ply REEL-SWIFT-SKIENER 4 oz. camel down in two 2 oz. bags Instructional DVD Knitting needles, patterns and more....
You can order on Amazon.com. Simply log onto Amazon and type into the search bar: B000Q2C37U. This is for the complete system. It will be shipped within 2 business days.
If you want to buy the DVD only, type in: B000NSMVVK.
If you want only the Takli spindle, type: B00140AZR8.
For Takli spindle, 4 oz. camel down and instructional DVD: B00142GVKG
If you have any questions, call me on my cell #909-936-6049.
Check out my Blog and you tube clip: http://journals.aol.com/bbeelzebubba/spin-a-yarn/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQh3EDLLPz8
My e-mail is dave@spin-knit.com. I am traveling 20 days out of each month, so please bear with me if it takes a while to respond. On the 10 days I am home I will respond right away. Call on the phone if you need me sooner!
A good website I found for hand spinners is http://www.joyofhandspinning.com. This is for the store. Go to the discussion forum and sign in. It is a new site, but reading through the previous comments can be informative. It takes the moderator a few days to respond to questions, but it is worth it. He is very informed.
Need fibers? I get mine at http://www.littlebarn.com. Check out some of my music http://www.myspace.com/davidbegnell And my friends music: http://www.myspace.com/robwithamband
Here are some good links: http://www.nccn.net/~bannermttextile/ http://journals.aol.com/bbeelzebubba/its-not-their-oil/
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|  SPIN KNIT SYSTEM
CASHMERE TW0-PLY
TAKLI TO NAVAJO WITH SPOOL
NAVAJO 2 REEL-SWIFT-SKIENER
WINDING A BALL
PLYING YARN TO NAVAJO
PREVENT UNWANTED TWIST
Current Projects
This is a Yak scarf I am knitting. Yak spins almost like camel down, but comes out a little nubby...
This is Alpaca. Here I am plying from the Skiener to the Navajo spindle. Alpaca is a long fiber, so you must card it before spinning. It makes a really nice yarn!
A close-up...
I carded this fiber from roving:
The fibers are relatively long, so I card them into rolags for easy spinning:
more alpaca...
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