I’ve spun up three bobbins of my Teeswater wool, so it is time to ply. I use the built-in bobbin holders on my Ashford Traveller spinning wheel and have two points of control. My right hand holds the three strands apart by putting each strand between different fingers, and my left hand slowly lets in the twist, then feeds it onto the jumbo bobbin. I’ve found that with slow and steady progress I don’t need to put a brake on the bobbins because they don’t spin out of control.

I have more Teeswater roving, so I’ll go back to spinning singles. I also have another jumbo bobbin, so I can leave the three ply on this bobbin to rest.