tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2550479326869263067.post3365147683461220802..comments2024-02-13T22:28:07.645-08:00Comments on Stone Sock Blog: Used Spinning Wheel for SaleAmy Tylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07809697810193247369noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2550479326869263067.post-42644017664428054282015-02-23T14:49:41.727-08:002015-02-23T14:49:41.727-08:00Greetings all, sorry I'm late to the discussio...Greetings all, sorry I'm late to the discussion here. Here is my 2 cents and experience (20 years worth). I am right handed, but I spin right hand forward. I'v had some pretty darn nice wheels, including an original Rick Reeves 30" Production! That is a HUGE wheel! And I'm pretty darned short, especially in the leg department. THAT said, I could not sit in front of the flyer and spin and reach the treadle! My wheel was a left side flyer. My spinning went into the orifice at darn near a 90 degree angle! It was OK when spinning fine, but if I was spinning for a worsted weight yarn, when PLYING, the take up was compromised and slowed the whole thing down....making everything slow down and treadling slower and more laborsome. Corkscrews seemed to pop up more frequently at that time then. Created more "drag" on the orifice, drag you don't get when yarn or single are going straight into the orifice. It also, over time, started to wear away the orifice, and I could tell if I had this wheel for many years, replacing the flyer int he future would have been mandatory. I ended up selling that wheel for a smaller one for me, and with a right side flyer wheel. Works SO much better!Tamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07655215541398852553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2550479326869263067.post-55597610366286004502014-12-05T05:48:48.466-08:002014-12-05T05:48:48.466-08:00I don't think it's necessary to hold the f...I don't think it's necessary to hold the front hand right in front of the orifice. Any angle will do, so it's not necessarily so that the left arm is crossing the body (or twisting the torso). Thanks for your thoughts!!!<br />Amy Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07809697810193247369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2550479326869263067.post-77011921913679966632014-12-05T05:47:18.400-08:002014-12-05T05:47:18.400-08:00Hey Patsy! Good to hear your thoughts. Habit is st...Hey Patsy! Good to hear your thoughts. Habit is strong! I use my left hand in front and I prefer a left flyer. Actually I prefer a centrally located flyer. But I move my hands all over the place, so the relationship of my arm location and back is changeable. Being nice to one's back IS important! It's possible to hold your arms anywhere relative to the location of the orifice.Amy Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07809697810193247369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2550479326869263067.post-23255520592359127502014-12-04T10:25:29.031-08:002014-12-04T10:25:29.031-08:00I think I'm missing something here. With her ...I think I'm missing something here. With her left hand in front and a right side flyer, isn't she working with her left arm all the way across her body? Like I said, I'm probably missing something...<br />thecrazysheepladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10835269631172344336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2550479326869263067.post-70832501740028700422014-12-03T12:00:31.071-08:002014-12-03T12:00:31.071-08:00Let the debate begin! I'm a confirmed left ha...Let the debate begin! I'm a confirmed left hand forward, and I like my flyer on the left. Besides the fact that I've always spun that way, I feel it has saved my back as I always work over my lap. For short draw it gives plenty of length to determine of you have enough or too much twist. For long draw I can get almost 30 inches in one sweep since the draft crosses my lap and sweeps out to the right, it saves my back. But like I said, I've always done it this way.patsyzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16658410118993053898noreply@blogger.com