Longdraw vs Short Forward Handspinning: Pros and cons.

11/04/2025 22 min
Longdraw vs Short Forward Handspinning: Pros and cons.

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All the wool is a vlog  all about handspinning yarn, processing wool, knitting, owning a wool mill, farm life and everything in between.If you are unsure of the difference between longdraw spinning and short forward spinning this is a great episode for you! Or maybe you aren't sure why you would want to spin one way vs the other. In this episode I run through the techniques as well as pros and cons for each spinning style. Find me at:https://www.ewethfulfiberfarm.com/Blogging at http://www.beingewethful.com/To watch the most recent YouTube episodehttps://youtu.be/Gw-6kOLyS74Join Ewethful’s Patreon Communityhttps://www.patreon.com/EwethfulFiberMillRavelry group: Ewethful Fiber Farm & MillTo ask me a questionhttps://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdkoshX7grvAiOcNxwAlUqFskm-opVlE1h_L6jmdO-CvGX8kg/viewform?usp=sf_linkFree hand spinning resources - " Ewethful's Wool School"https://www.ewethfulfiberfarm.com/pages/wool-educationFor details and to purchase the online course to  learn to handspin on wheelhttps://www.ewethfulfiberfarm.com/pages/lets-make-yarn-landing-pageFor details and to purchase the online course to learn to spin longdrawhttps://www.ewethfulfiberfarm.com/products/2256545Shop for Ewethful handspinning fibershttps://www.ewethfulfiberfarm.com/collectionsAffiliate link if would like to support me while buying from these companiesWooleryhttps://woolery.com/?aff=352Mission at Ewethful:My mission at Ewethful Fiber Mill is to fill making hands with small batch American grown yarns and fibers. I strive to produce lightly processed products that maintain their character, have low environmental impact and tell the stories of the animals and shepherds from whence they came.

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