How to Weave a Sash Belt With Hand Spun Yarn- A step by Step guide - Part 2 - 2 ply on a Drop Spindle
How to Weave a Sash Belt With Hand Spun Yarn- A step by Step guide - Part 2 - 2 ply on a Drop Spindle
This is the second installment in our Braid to Belt series from Jessica Jane Patterson from Spinning Shadows. Make sure you check out the first installment here first.
In the first segment you learned all about planning out the colors in your braid , pre-drafting, separating fiber and attaching the fiber to your spindle.
You would want to first divide the braid long ways as she shows in the first video becase you are going to be spinning two identical single ply yarns
After attaching the wool and getting started with spinning you’d want to continue spinning from color to color ( if you choose to do color blocked) in an even fashion untill you reach the end.
The goal is to end up with the braid split in two peices and spun into two matching single plys of yarn. She then wraps the two single ply yarns around empty toliet paper rolls to hold the fiber and keep it out of trouble while plying. I have also just wound the singles into old school balls of yarn either method works.
You are then going to tie the two ends together and start two plying the yarn on your spindle. You will tei the two matching color ends together and then tie the tied ends to the hook of your spindle and start spinning in a counter clockwise direction. You spin the singles in a clock wise direction so you want to ply the yarn in a counter clockwise direction to even out your twist.
Here’s a quick video showing basic two ply on a drop spindle
I hope you have enjoyed this part one overview of learning to weave a belt from your own hand spun yarn. Please make sure you check out the connected blog post in this series found for free in the blogs section of this website.
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