tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post3146168700541072190..comments2023-12-29T15:48:55.596-05:00Comments on Samurai Knitter: And then, silence.Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11710658334966849773noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-8904097866244737092012-06-26T14:52:47.168-05:002012-06-26T14:52:47.168-05:00You-- yes you! Stop making me want another hobby ...You-- yes you! Stop making me want another hobby that will take over my house! I'm on thin ice as it is! (Entertaining and informative as usual.) I've seen the Avengers twice (and we want a third time!) so mate and I saw Snow White. It wasn't bad--but Kristin Stewart needs to study somewhere other than the "exposing my two front teeth is winsome" school of acting.Amy Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04885706951931450373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-85373657335894772002012-06-13T23:03:10.010-05:002012-06-13T23:03:10.010-05:00Why is it that the moment the kids are gone all on...Why is it that the moment the kids are gone all one wants to do is take the world's longest nap? So much for that fantasy of getting a lot of stuff done.Angela at Knit Luckhttp://www.knitluck.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-79099081686244350822012-06-13T12:21:22.597-05:002012-06-13T12:21:22.597-05:00I love your educational posts! And as the owner o...I love your educational posts! And as the owner of a shiny new Kiwi, this one is especially useful to me. To be honest, I'm still not entirely sure how it is that loosening the scotch tension makes the bobbin take up yarn more slowly (I get that that's how it works, but I don't get WHY it works that way), but until I figure that out I'll just take it on faith (whoaaa... :-P).<br /><br />Mandie's comment about double vs single treadles is interesting to me, too. My right treadle currently has an icky squeaking problem (despite plenty of oil in the hinges), so I've been treadling with my left foot only. Even though the Kiwi isn't designed to be treadled with just one foot, it won't hurt anything (or would it). So couldn't you make the argument that double treadle is more versatile, since you can choose to treadle with one foot or the other, or both?<br /><br />I'm such a novice that that may be all kinds of wrong. Feel free to correct me :-DKatehttp://www.kateohkatie.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-16410455794032235892012-06-13T09:11:56.284-05:002012-06-13T09:11:56.284-05:00There is so very much to be said in favor of a nap...There is so very much to be said in favor of a nap that I'm surprised you even considered anything else. You may be one of those people whose brain runs too fast for their body - sort of badly adjusted double-drive tension. No wonder you short out with migraines.<br /><br />All I've ever used is a single treadle, double drive wheel. I like my handspun yarn to LOOK handspun, so don't fuss with it too much.<br /><br />Your silk, cashmere and merino looks freaking awesome. Lust!roxiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14916948065233137971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-16624393164948170442012-06-13T07:45:44.288-05:002012-06-13T07:45:44.288-05:00I have an old double drive wheel which I love for ...I have an old double drive wheel which I love for its age. It's harder to adjust the tension but as you said, it's mostly age.<br /><br />I also have the double treadle but single drive kiwi. It took me a bit to get used to the tension but I think it's easier to make fine adjustments.Donna Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07877384848664758611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-79846396750434885142012-06-12T21:51:22.368-05:002012-06-12T21:51:22.368-05:00When you go to ply your laceweight, you might want...When you go to ply your laceweight, you might want to try this method (which is the one I always use now): http://knitty.com/ISSUEwinter05/FEAThandyplying.html. I found this article a few years back, when I was teaching myself to ply from both ends, and it makes so much more sense than Andean plying! Plus, if you're careful, you don't have to ply the whole skein in one sitting - I've been known to take the "bracelet" off my wrist and hang it on the front maiden of my wheel (I have an Ashford Traditional), then come back later, put it back on my left wrist, and finish plying with no problems at all. Just a thought.Mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05629466576507448272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-42850067972964884632012-06-12T17:07:00.000-05:002012-06-12T17:07:00.000-05:00You're back! You're back! Yay!
A friend o...You're back! You're back! Yay!<br /><br />A friend of my daughter's got an entire lovely new wardrobe when she was a young adolescent...and promptly grew out of all of it. A month later the skirts that had been at her knees were near crotch height. Her poor, poor mother.Emilynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-7244351780249621472012-06-12T11:35:21.173-05:002012-06-12T11:35:21.173-05:00I seem to be in the minority these days in strongl...I seem to be in the minority these days in strongly preferring single treadles. <br /><br />Double treadle forces you to sit in basically the same position the entire time. You can shift a little but you're pretty much sitting square in front of the wheel. With a ST I can treadle with either foot, with 1 foot on a stool, sitting sideways, at either angle. It's a lot more comfortable for spinning longer.Knit Withttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13381030381314952382noreply@blogger.com