S2E1: Intro to Worsted
Maggie Casey, Heavenly Bresser, and Jacey introduce worsted drafting on wheels and spindles. First Jacey helps you set up whatever type of wheel you have or pick out a spindle; then Maggie swoops in the introduce you to worsted drafting, show you samples, and troubleshoot; then Heavenly jumps in for a short how-to-spin-worsted-on-a-spindle segment. Jacey wraps it up with a deep dive into worsted drafting including where twist should and shouldn't be, how to smooth and compress, and what happens if you don't do those things. She also covers staple length, different preps, spinning short forward and short backwards, and finally, spinning back and forth across the top (instead of down one side).
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Welcome to the PLY Spinners Guild (2025)
Jacey re-films the intro the the guild at the beginning of season two and includes all the new stuff!
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S2E1.1 - Intro to Worsted: Wheel set-up and spindle choice
Worsted yarns are smooth, dense, lustrous, and drape-y. Jacey introduces the season, wheel set-up for the three different drive systems, and spindle choice for worsted spinning.
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S2E1.2 - Intro to Worsted: New to worsted on a wheel
Maggie Casey walks you through what worsted spinning is and what kind of yarn it produces. She shows samples and troubleshoots spinning. Plus she's wonderful!
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S2E1.3 - Intro to Worsted: New to worsted on a spindle
Heavenly Bresser takes you, step-by-step, through spinning with a worsted draft on a suspended spindle.
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S2E1.4 - Intro to Worsted: Deep dive on worsted drafting
All the ins and outs of worsted drafting for both SFD and SBD. Jacey goes deep on everything that has to do with worsted drafting including where twist should and shouldn't be, staple length, fiber types, fiber preps, plus how to spin across your top!
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Teacher tea with Maggie Casey (2024)
Grab some tea and get to know Maggie Casey
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Teacher Tea with Heavenly Bresser (2024)
Heavenly Bresser and Jacey drink and spill the tea as they chat about spinning, wheels, family, and life.
