techniques

Understanding grist is just the beginning! Learn how one spinner used Patsy Zawistoski's course to make a light and airy replica of a favorite millspun yarn—and how you can do it too.

As spinners our goal is to be able to control the spin so we get the type of yarn we want every time, which starts with how we are drafting the fiber. Jeannine Bakriges shows us seven methods of drafting; how many of them do you use?