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According to expert seamstress, the fiber should be held at a particular slight angle to the spindle so that there is a wonderful and noticeable twist. After spinning the yarn, it should be wound right onto the spindle by moving the fiber like as if forming a right angular shape with the spindle. The great wheel was actually famous in Europe back in the fourteenth century. The wheel should already have been drilled with a hole in the very middle which prevents the spindle from wobbling once it spins. Next, look for a dowel rod that fits right at the middle hole of the wheel. This will become the spindle shaft. The dowel rods measure 3 feet long once you buy these. Cut the shaft around 9 to 12 inches, so that 3 to 4 spindles can be created using a single dowel rod. The charkha functions very much like the great wheel, with a drive wheel turned using the hand. The yarn is then spun off the tip of the spindle. The floor charkha and the great wheel is very much the same. The spinning, however, should cease to successfully wind the yarn right onto the spindle. The Indian independence movement used the charkha as a symbol and tool. At present, many have already adopted new styles and kinds of dyes, weaving techniques, and fabrics that allow researchers to study a very wide variety of Salish weavings. Use of blankets Back then, people used blankets because of ceremonial purposes. Whenever Salish blankets are worn by a certain person, that person is identified as someone who is very civic and religious within the community. Knitting Knitting is now known to be one of the favorite hobbies of lots of women, children, and even men, all around the globe. This is perhaps the main reason why the number of spinners is also increasing. Back then, spinning is only regarded as an essential part of the cottage industry which kept families properly and comfortably clothed by using the fleeces that were shorn from the sheep that they, themselves, raised. The warp strands should be divided into two groups, a bottom row and the top row as well. The seamstress can start with the top left or the top right strand and run the strand from the top to the bottom or vice versa in keeping the strands in the very same order. Through this process, an interlocked row can be produced. 

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