Made my first CD spindle this afternoon and...

[ArianesThread]

... here's my first yarn! This was really just to try my hand at spinning but I'm quite proud. I know I have a long way to go, but for my first couple hours of spinning, I'm happy.

[grayling40]

So tiny and cute! It looks good though - very even. Good job, keep it up!

[sarahbird]

that does look really good - nice job!

[anneadeline]

Extremely even! How many yards did you get? 

[ArianesThread]

Thank you all for your comments! I got about 12 yards maybe? Almost 7 armspans and I'm 5'4" LOL. It seemed to take a long time, though, every bit of drafting took some effort. I'm *so* far from being able to draft while the spindle is spinning... I can't even imagine *how* one does that.

[gius]

it's so good 

i have a question..
i have a CD spindle now too
but it doesn't keep spinning, i always have to spin it myself after 2-4 seconds

i wrapped the leader around the spindle counter-clockwise
and when i spin my roving, i spin the CD clockwise
am i doing it right?

also i was able to make yarn but it doesn't wrap around the spindle.. is that normal? it just ends up making a really long yarn

this is my first time using a CD spindle because i've always used a spinning wheel (at school)

[Belladune]

Thats some wonderful first yarn!   heck of a lot nicer then my first! lol

as for this question:

it's so good 

i have a question..
i have a CD spindle now too
but it doesn't keep spinning, i always have to spin it myself after 2-4 seconds

i wrapped the leader around the spindle counter-clockwise
and when i spin my roving, i spin the CD clockwise
am i doing it right?

also i was able to make yarn but it doesn't wrap around the spindle.. is that normal? it just ends up making a really long yarn

this is my first time using a CD spindle because i've always used a spinning wheel (at school)

You have to wrap the yarn around the spindle your self.  It's like a start stop kinda process,   I found this on YouTube:

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=7gXTWgMeMgI

I found it the best video tute on there.

[elwintez]

That is awesome!  So much better than my first yarn, which I now use as leaders for the bobbins on my spinning wheel.  CD spindles are so much fun. 

[gius]

thank you for the reply
i think i was handling it too much
with a wheel, you can be pretty rough with the fiber i guess.. and the CD spindle is very sensitive. every time i touched it it would stop.. so i decided to let the fibre do its thing
and here are my results!  i also put it between my legs like in the video and it works very well

[tdrios]

Looks like a good start to me