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Plying
It is easy to ply two threads to one thicker yarn if you place two full bobbins
on the special bobbin holders. Take care that the threads lie parallel in your
hands before plying.
What can go wrong?
The yarn is too hard and overtwisted. Possible causes:
1. You are treadling too fast, compared with the speed of your hands.
2. The yarn pulls in too slowly. You must brake the flyer a bit more. Or
maybe the yarn is obstructed by a piece of straw.
3. The yarn is caught on one of the yarn guiders.
4. The bobbin is full.
The yarn breaks constantly. Possible causes:
1. Too little twist, the yarn is not strong enough for winding up.
2. The yarn pulls in too hard. The tension is too great .Reduce tension with
the knurled nut.
3. Wool of bad quality (too short fibre).
Treadling is very heavy.
Possible causes:
1. More brake on the flyer than you need.
2. The yarn is obstructed by one of the yarn guiders on the flyer.
3. The bobbin is full.
The fibres are very difficult to draw out of the wool supply.
Possible causes:
1. You are holding the wool supply too tightly.
2. The twisting got in your wool supply. Take care that the twist does not
come behind your right hand. Keep thumb and finger closed.
3. Wool of bad quality (felted, needs combing)
I am not spinning for a while. How can I best store my wheel?
During periods when you are not spinning, we recommend that you take the
drive band out of the bobbin groove and position it on the flyer bearing (for
Irish tension wheels) or take the drive band out of the pulley groove and
position it in front of the pulley on the axle (for Scotch tension wheels).
Maintenance
Use a drop of oil to grease the plastic bearings. Lubrication of the ball
bearings is not needed.
