Ratio Check on a Spinning Wheel

It’s a new year. Dust off and lubricate those spinning wheels collecting dust. A good chance to recheck the ratio of your whorls. Ratio means how many times the smaller flyer (bobbin) turns per one revolution of the drive wheel. Knowing the ratios of each whorl size will aid in consistency in spinning. Same ratio,, same treadle number per same length of fiber and number of fibers all lead to a consistent single. So, dust off those wheel, get your stash fiber out and ready to make this year a productive spinning year.