Posted by Mike on Monday, 17 December 2001, at 2:51 p.m.:
In Reply to: Help with drop spindle posted by Shannon Boardman on Monday, 17 December 2001, at 7:00 a.m.:
Sounds like you're getting a little too much twist in the fiber. You need the twist to hold the fiber together but too much is not a good thing.
Here's a couple of web sites that might help. They have instructions on using a handspindle.
http://www.cyberfibermall.com/lollipops/spininst.htm
http://www.joyofhandspinning.com/HowToDropspin.html
If your spinning the yarn ok, but the problem that your describing is happening when you try
to take your yarn off the spindle, you may need
to "set" you yarn. Here's a site that
describe "setting or blocking" your yarn.
http://www.odyssey.net/subscribers/cbenda/setting_twist.html
Hope this helps!