more Z and S twists

Els, your comments made me realize WHY the term Z and S twists were used. I never really got it into my head which was which, just that they went different directions; didn't seem to matter too much on my knitting machine, since I haven't tried using two strands of different yarns. Now all I have to do is think about the direction of the "cross-bar" in the two letters. Thanks!

-- Carey in MA

Els, you are so right. It doesn't matter which end of the yarn you start knitting (or whatever) with, the twist will still go the same way. Now, go to the head of the class.

Jan I would not dare, for fear that the next time around I will fall flat on my face....LOL But I do have to thank Tamar, because I had never really looked at it closely, but accepted what I was told. I just got myself a pair of clip on magnifying glasses and boy, the world is much clearer.....LOL I can see the slits in my reed on my loom, count stitches better, and also can read answers in my crossword book better as well. At the same time I got myself a pair of prescription swimming goggles. They are not precisely the same as my glasses, but close enough for me to see well while swimming and also have my eyes protected from the chlorine in the water.

Els

I spin my singles one wa and ply the other (i do not know which is which.!!) (when i spin my single the wheel turns in a clockwise directioon and vice versa) But have found that when I accidently spun my singles the other direction to normal and the same with the ply i got a yarn which untwisted itself as i knit it!! i wonder- are there left handed spinner knitters out there who could confirm this for me??? would there be a market for homespun woll for left handed knitters???

- Jellybean

I spin my singles one wa and ply the other (I do not know which is which! But when I spin my single the wheel turns in a clockwise directioon and vice versa.) But have found that when I accidently spun my singles and plyed the opposite directions to what i normally would, I got a yarn which untwisted itself as I knit it!! I wonder- are there left handed spinner / knitters out there who could confirm this for me??? Would there be a market for homespun wool for left handed knitters???

- Jellybean

It might be a small market, but there might be weavers and crocheters who would be interested as well. I'd say, figure out which way it twists

- Z or S - and market it with that as its main point.

=Tamar

Thanks! Am interested to find out if other people have shared my observations, and if there are indeed left handed knitters which spin their own wool in the opposite direction to right handed knitters??