Controversial spinning topic #538

To predraft or not predraft.
There seems to be a bit of controvery surrounding the concept of predrafting.  I think the reason this controversy exists has to do with different definitions of predrafting that are floating around out there and also the differences between types of fiber prep.
The definition of predrafting
The definition of predrafting that I [...]

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Make a spindle with stuff you already have lying around the house

With the exception of the screw eye, I’ll bet anyone reading this could make a spindle with stuff they have around the house.
This is a lightweight spindle. I’m guessing less than an ounce.

I took a CD and drew around it on a piece of cardboard. This was obviously a mailing box. I [...]

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Like the tortoise

Well, I haven’t been knitting as much because I ended up with a new toy (an ocarina) which absorbed me for a while, and then I fell ill.  When I’m ill I’m not good for anything involving brain power or energy, like knitting or reading.  I just sit and watch videos (I don’t have a [...]

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I learned another new trick

I haven’t posted any pics of my knitting backwards, which I alluded to a few posts back.  Yeah, I’m surpremely lazy.  But in the meantime, I learned another trick: woollen spinning.  I can do long draw (sort of) now.  I have been practicing, and I’m not too good at it, and my yarn is uneven, [...]

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