An easier way to spin fluffy yarn

I was chatting with someone about different ways of spinning fluffy fibre so that it stays fluffy when yarn.  

It's not always easy because the twist often subdues the fluffy.  But there is a way and it's super easy.  You ply the fibre between two yarns (commercial or handspun)



I couldn't find a tutorial, so I made a quick video.   Feel free to ask questions and let me know if you give this a try.  I love seeing photos.  

That seems to me as if it would be harder that you made it look! With a drop spindle I wonder whether I'd need three hands? I may have a go with some of my "dag end fleeces"; it would be a lot quicker than spinning and plying for sure! I've got quite a bit carded now, but it would be good if I got more into a useable form.

With a drop spindle, I would do a twist and park method.  Let it spin a bunch and build up twist, then park the spindle between the knees and do the plying action.

Or better still, an in-hand or support spindle works well for this techinque.  

That is so clever!  I have a bunch of angora rabbit.   I think I will try it with that!   Thank you for this great vid!

Thanks.  It works amazing with angora.

There are/were quite a few commercial yarns spun this way.  We even had someone locally design a huge plywood gadget for making this kind of yarn easier to spin.  

And yet, I don't know anyone who uses this technique anymore.

What a fantastic technique. I’ve been looking for a way to spin the fiber from my sweet Angora without having to either blend it or spin it super tight. This could be just the trick. ::wanders off to find some appropriate thread or yarn or something::

I have a bunch of alpaca seconds that I might try core spinning. Thank you for this!