Because it's nice to know what
other spinners think about a fiber you haven't
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by up to 5 average spinners, each with a different
background and level of experience. Each spinner
is provided with the same amount of fiber,
and each spinner spins, plies, finishes and
knits each fiber as it speaks to them. Their
feedback is collected on a standardized form
and summarized below. New! Follow
one spinner's comments all through each review,
right up to the yarn they spun and swatch they
knit.
Fiber that did not receive good feedback
will not be featured in Knitty, in accordance
with our review policy, so if a fiber
is featured here, it means the majority of
spinners liked it!
Retail prices are in USD.
Our spinners this issue:
Spinner
Spinning
how long?
What do you
spin on?
???
A
About 7 years
Majacraft Rose
C
Approx. 19 years.
I started knitting when my oldest was 1
and then I wanted to make my OWN yarn.
It was a logical next step to start spinning.
Schacht Cherry Matchless,
Louet S75
E
I have been spinning in
my imagination for about 45 years. My secret
wish was granted about 5 years
ago
Schacht Matchless
J
Started 15 years ago, took
a big hiatus (8 years?), obsessively spinning
for the past 7 years.
Schacht Matchless, Schacht
Sidekick, Majacraft Suzie Pro
K
About 12 years.
Schacht Matchless that I
use to spin singles and my first wheel,
a Louet S51 DT, for all my plying needs.
xxxxx xxxxx
Fiber
xxx
Color
xxx
Weight
4 oz
Put
up
xxx
Price
$20.00
#
of spinners
4
overall
impression
A: xxx E: xxx J: bxxx K: xxxx
how does it
feel? 1: pot scrubber
5: baby's bum
how
much predrafting needed?
1: a ton
5: none
how did it
spin? 1: fought me like Moby Dick
5: aaaaaah
dye leak? 1: lots
5: none
describe it
in a phrase
A: nicely dyedxxxxxx J: xxx K: xxx
how did you
spin it?
A: xxx E: xxx J: xxx K: xxx
how did you
ply it?
A: xxx E: xxx J: xxx K: xxx
WPI
A: x E: x J: x K: x
how did you
finish it?
A: xxx E: xxx J: xxx K: xxx
did
it do what you expected, or were you
surprised?
A: xxx E: xxx J: xxx K: xxx
what
would you make with it?
A: xxx E: xxx J: xxx K: xxx
xxxxx xxxxx
Fiber
xxx
Color
xxx
Weight
4 oz
Put
up
xxx
Price
$20.00
#
of spinners
4
overall
impression
A: xxx E: xxx J: bxxx K: xxxx
how does it
feel? 1: pot scrubber
5: baby's bum
how
much predrafting needed?
1: a ton
5: none
how did it
spin? 1: fought me like Moby Dick
5: aaaaaah
dye leak? 1: lots
5: none
describe it
in a phrase
A: nicely dyedxxxxxx J: xxx K: xxx
how did you
spin it?
A: xxx E: xxx J: xxx K: xxx
how did you
ply it?
A: xxx E: xxx J: xxx K: xxx
WPI
A: x E: x J: x K: x
how did you
finish it?
A: xxx E: xxx J: xxx K: xxx
did
it do what you expected, or were you
surprised?
A: xxx E: xxx J: xxx K: xxx
what
would you make with it?
A: xxx E: xxx J: xxx K: xxx
xxxxx xxxxx
Fiber
xxx
Color
xxx
Weight
4 oz
Put
up
xxx
Price
$20.00
#
of spinners
4
overall
impression
A: xxx E: xxx J: bxxx K: xxxx
how does it
feel? 1: pot scrubber
5: baby's bum
how
much predrafting needed?
1: a ton
5: none
how did it
spin? 1: fought me like Moby Dick
5: aaaaaah
dye leak? 1: lots
5: none
describe it
in a phrase
A: nicely dyedxxxxxx J: xxx K: xxx
how did you
spin it?
A: xxx E: xxx J: xxx K: xxx
how did you
ply it?
A: xxx E: xxx J: xxx K: xxx
WPI
A: x E: x J: x K: x
how did you
finish it?
A: xxx E: xxx J: xxx K: xxx
did
it do what you expected, or were you
surprised?
