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EPISODE · Nov 16, 2025 · 30 MIN

How your spinning wheel works. Understanding scotch tension and whorl sizes.

from Handspun A Podcast about Handspinning, Knitting, and Yarn · host Kim Biegler

This video includes some great tips for how to use your spinning wheel to create the yarn you want! Understanding how to adjust your scotch tension and your whorls (ratios) instead of adjusting your treadling speed. The idea with handspinning is to let the wheel work for you while you relax! Beginning handspinners this video will teach you valuable info about how your spinning wheel works. Long time spinners this may be just the refresher you need. To watch this episode on YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=golp-RhKoDETo ask me a questionhttps://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdkoshX7grvAiOcNxwAlUqFskm-opVlE1h_L6jmdO-CvGX8kg/viewform?usp=sf_linkFind me at:https://www.ewethfulfiberfarm.com/Blogging at http://www.beingewethful.com/Ravelry group: Ewethful Fiber Farm & MillHandspun audio podcastJoin Ewethful’s Patreon Communityhttps://www.patreon.com/EwethfulFiberMillFree hand spinning resources - " Ewethful's Wool School"https://www.ewethfulfiberfarm.com/pag...

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This video includes some great tips for how to use your spinning wheel to create the yarn you want! Understanding how to adjust your scotch tension and your whorls (ratios) instead of adjusting your treadling speed. The idea with handspinning is to let the wheel work for you while you relax! Beginning handspinners this video will teach you valuable info about how your spinning wheel works. Long time spinners this may be just the refresher you need. To watch this episode on YouTu...

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