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 putting Stephenie's tips to work while spinning, check out the 1.8 episode (MAY-double drive).
Up Next in S1E1: All about Wheels
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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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