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hey spinners, do any of you use a 'diz'?
It looks like the diz can be made of anything from wood, to ceramic, to plastic. Does anyone use one for spinning worsted?
The second video shows how to pull it from one of the cards (not combs), so I'm thinking of trying that with a homemade diz just to see before investing in some combs....I like the sound of the word too
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when you use a diz you are making a roving. it will be just like spinning any roving or a batt separated into strips.
personally I tried it once from a drum carder and said to hell with it. I can spin just fine from separating the batt into smaller sections with a lot less hassle.
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kadence blevins wrote:hmm I hadn't seen videos on dizzing from hand cards.
when you use a diz you are making a roving. it will be just like spinning any roving or a batt separated into strips.
personally I tried it once from a drum carder and said to hell with it. I can spin just fine from separating the batt into smaller sections with a lot less hassle.
thanks kadence....I think the important difference for me, is that it arranges the fibers all in one direction for spinning worsted, rather than a carded 'rolag' where the fibers are every which way.
I ended up trying this with a button for a 'diz' and I like it
I was able to get a nice long 'sliver' from one hand cards worth of fiber and it was just right for spinning the fine yarn I'm going for. I'm trying to spin a lace weight out of these jacob fleeces and it's taken me most of the first fleece to practice...I've ended up with small amounts of different weights, slubs, overspun bits, etc....and finally am able to spin the size yarn I want with some consistency.
Haven't gotten good at a long draw though so I'm inching my way along while drafting.
I watched a video of dizzing from a drum carder and it did look difficult.
"We're all just walking each other home." -Ram Dass
"Be a lamp, or a lifeboat, or a ladder."-Rumi
“When it is understood that one loses joy and happiness in the attempt to possess them, the essence of natural farming will be realized. The ultimate goal of farming is not the growing of crops, but the cultivation and perfection of human beings.”
― Masanobu Fukuoka, The One-Straw Revolution
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For these socks, I was working with a Jacob base (which has a strong crimp so is usually spun woolen style) and all sorts of little odds and sods left over. The fibres are different lengths. The llama almost 8 inches long, some other bits under an inch. If I were to spin this from the batt, the natural tendency would be for a slightly textured yarn. From the batt, it would make a good single for socks. However, I wanted a three-ply sock yarn. When spinning that fine, I don't like to struggle with the fibre. I want the fibre to naturally match the yarn, so I dized it off the drum carder in lovely long rovings and it spun up like a dream, to very consistent and smooth singles. Once plied, the springy nature of the Jacob showed through in the final yarn, but it was like working with combed Corriedale.
Here's another batch of yarn I did with different fibres.
Like any spining tool, a diz has its uses. I like it for combed fibre, colour blending, spinning fibres of different lengths into a smooth yarn, and for stretching the range of yarn that a specific fibre can make. It's not for everyone or every yarn, but if you can learn to use it, it can expand the kinds of yarns one can make.
"We're all just walking each other home." -Ram Dass
"Be a lamp, or a lifeboat, or a ladder."-Rumi
“When it is understood that one loses joy and happiness in the attempt to possess them, the essence of natural farming will be realized. The ultimate goal of farming is not the growing of crops, but the cultivation and perfection of human beings.”
― Masanobu Fukuoka, The One-Straw Revolution
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Larisa Walk wrote:I use a diz on all my homegrown wool which I comb. I like the smoother yarn from this preparation and the durability over that of carded yarn. My diz is made of a plastic lens from an old pair of sunglasses - really classy. I had one made from a shell until it broke. The wool combs I have are handmade by my husband. They are 2 row, with sharpened stainless steel spikes. The "base" comb does not have a handle but it does clamp to a sturdy table. Before I had the combs I used a dog comb, working on a leather pad on my leg. I would just comb out a lock at a time, holding the base and combing from the tip until I could turn the lock around and do the other end. I did a whole fleece that way. I still use that method when doing demos or teaching as it's safer than the combs in public or around kids.
Thanks Larisa...I'm glad to know that homemade combs will work...I think I'll try to find some plans and maybe my husband will attempt, he's the woodworker in the family. Stainless steel spikes are nails? I've seen long spikes at the hardware store but not thin and in stainless.
I hunted all over my house for something to try for a diz and never thought about my old sunglasses...I love that
I'm using wooden disc that I think was a button but it has only one hole and was with some very old buttons of my mom's. I even wondered if it was originally a diz as it works so great and didn't look like it was ever used as a button.
"We're all just walking each other home." -Ram Dass
"Be a lamp, or a lifeboat, or a ladder."-Rumi
“When it is understood that one loses joy and happiness in the attempt to possess them, the essence of natural farming will be realized. The ultimate goal of farming is not the growing of crops, but the cultivation and perfection of human beings.”
― Masanobu Fukuoka, The One-Straw Revolution
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