S1E1: All about Wheels
This episode is all about the wonderful spinning wheel. Jacey starts with exploring the styles of spinning wheels and all their parts. Then Stephenie Gaustad swoops in with all her amazing knowledge about how the different drive systems work followed by Jacey asking Steph all the wheel-related questions she can think of (and Steph answers most of them). Then the Guild's first Make a Yarn (actually 3 since Jacey does one for each wheel system). Be sure to spin a long and show everyone what you're making in the forums!
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Hello PLY Spinners Guild
Spinners, watch this first! Jacey welcomes and explains how the guild works. She's super excited and grateful (and she tells us that many many times). She covers how episodes work, teachers, Teacher Teas, Make a Yarns (MAY), the guild room, the tapestry and how/when it changes, and the occasional...
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S1E1.1 - Wheels: styles and parts
Jacey kicks off this episode by introducing wheel styles (saxony, castle, electric), the difference between single and double treadle wheels, all the important parts of wheels and how they works, and a bit about pulleys (whorls). Then she introduced the wonderful Stephenie Gasutad and tells you h...
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S1E1.2 - Bobbin-led Double Drive
Dear Stephenie Gaustad uses her Alden Amos double drive wheel to talk about how double-drive drive systems function. She talks about the relation between whorl/pulley size and bobbin end size and just trying different adjustments until you get it right. For close ups of how this system works and ...
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S1E1.3 - Bobbin-led Single Drive
Stephenie G. gives you the lowdown on how a bobbin-led single drive wheel works. She talks about what this drive system excels at and what it struggles with. For a close up of this drive system in action make sure and watch S1E1.7 (MAY-bobbin-led) where Jacey puts Stephenie's instruction into pra...
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S1E1.4 - Flyer-led system
Stephenie G. digs in on how the simple but effective flyer-led (scotch tension) wheel works. She discusses the advantages of this system and how to modify it for specific uses. For a close up of this drive system in action make sure and watch S1E1.6 (MAY-flyer-led) where Jacey puts Stephenie's in...
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S1E1.5: Ask Stephenie: Wheels
Stephenie Gaustad is infinitely patient as Jacey asks her every single question she's ever had about how different drive systems of wheels and how they work. Jacey plays "what if" games including where she names a yarn and Steph tells her which wheels would be best suited; where she asks Steph ho...
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S1E1.6 - Make a Yarn with Jacey (flyer-led)
You don't have to know everything to make a yarn! Use what you already know and make a yarn with Jacey using a flyer-led wheel. Jacey is putting into practice the stuff that Stephenie talked about regarding flyer-led wheels. She'll talk with setting up your wheel, getting comfortable with your fi...
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S1E1.7 - Make a Yarn with Jacey (bobbin-led)
You don't have to know everything to make a yarn! Use what you already know and make a yarn with Jacey using a bobbin-led, single drive wheel. Jacey is putting into practice the stuff that Stephenie talked about regarding bobbin-led wheels. So if you found Episode 1.2, 1.3, and 1.4 confusing, thi...
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S1E1.8 - Make a Yarn with Jacey (double drive)
You don't have to know everything to make a yarn! Use what you already know and make a yarn with Jacey using a double drive wheel. Jacey is putting into practice the stuff that Stephenie talked about regarding double drive wheels. So if you found Episode 1.2, 1.3, and 1.4 confusing, this should h...
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S1E1.9 - Teacher tea with Stephenie Gaustad
Jacey sits down for tea with Stephenie Gaustad