tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post5539441553374512461..comments2024-03-28T20:32:53.031-05:00Comments on Leigh's Fiber Journal: Measuring Wraps Per Inch (WPI)Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-9972008120457066522014-03-16T13:43:51.288-05:002014-03-16T13:43:51.288-05:00Thanks for the information. I have been searching...Thanks for the information. I have been searching the internet for information for the technicalities of spinning. Very helpful!Janetnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-38513981388404556342013-02-15T17:22:45.808-05:002013-02-15T17:22:45.808-05:00Thank you! Glad to be of use. :)Thank you! Glad to be of use. :)Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-20630954995990867062013-02-15T16:10:51.040-05:002013-02-15T16:10:51.040-05:00I love all this info thanks I don't spin but m...I love all this info thanks I don't spin but my ma used to AmandaCloudy Stitcheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02603112309150599944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-58978388693706264992007-06-19T20:12:00.000-05:002007-06-19T20:12:00.000-05:00Thanks for the useful information! I am learning s...Thanks for the useful information! I am learning so much about spinning. Now all I have to do get my yarn consistent and I will be all set!Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11545713753520362397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-19283623150714555442007-06-19T07:08:00.000-05:002007-06-19T07:08:00.000-05:00Kathy, you know how to make me smile! Very clever...Kathy, you know how to make me smile! Very clever to use your own finger to measure WPI! <BR/><BR/>My MIL bought me the fancy 'stick' in the first photo. It looks nice hanging on my spinning wheel, but to be honest, I like my little dowel rod better.Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-39934648142268364672007-06-18T23:41:00.000-05:002007-06-18T23:41:00.000-05:00Before I was so technically advanced as to have an...Before I was so technically advanced as to have an actual "stick" to use, I would use the second joint below the fingernail on my index finger as it's usually about an inch between joints in that spot. And I never lost or misplaced it.<BR/>But that was in the Dark Ages, you know...and the technology of using an actually marked stick intrigues me. <BR/><BR/>(I have used a device similar to the first photo, Leigh. But I remember being about the first one I knew who actually paid good money for it. I knew others in my midwestern guild would have laughed at anyone being silly enough to pay good money for a "device" like that!) LOL But, come to think of it...I was the only one who could be precise with my guage. Imagine that. ;)Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16933105773412843275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-70546206424072885032007-06-17T20:17:00.000-05:002007-06-17T20:17:00.000-05:00Thank you all! I'm delighted to offer some useful...Thank you all! I'm delighted to offer some useful information.<BR/><BR/>Cathy, I would measure WPI for a lofty or elastic yarn by wrapping gently and not stretching it out. The resting size is what I'll be working with and this is also the size the yarn will be in the finished item after washing.Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-85436501450910720892007-06-17T19:24:00.000-05:002007-06-17T19:24:00.000-05:00thanks for the measuring tips - what great informa...thanks for the measuring tips - what great information!Teyanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14550230072717361621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-59994031641221732652007-06-17T16:25:00.000-05:002007-06-17T16:25:00.000-05:00Thanks for the tips on measuring WPI Leigh! It's ...Thanks for the tips on measuring WPI Leigh! It's not something I've had occasion to do yet, but I can see where it would be very useful. If you're measuring a lofty yarn with some stretch (like commercial worsted) do you pull the yarn taut? Or is that not a situation that would ever arise with handspun?Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11194828903719000019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-18203723014558466392007-06-17T03:27:00.000-05:002007-06-17T03:27:00.000-05:00I've been wondering how best to use that gadget!I've been wondering how best to use that gadget!Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17598627294767794258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-66284417233631521742007-06-17T02:16:00.000-05:002007-06-17T02:16:00.000-05:00Great post! Very informative. There is a knit de...Great post! Very informative. There is a knit designer who instead of yarn type gives wraps per inch. I find this more helpful, also.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com