How to Choose Your First Spinning Wheel

Trying to decide which spinning wheel should be your first? This video will break down the features to look for, accessories

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Ratios:    • Spinning Wheel Ratios  
Pros & Cons of eSpinners:    • Electric Spinning Wheel Pros and Cons  

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Typically, Schacht updated their prices right after I finished editing. Their standard bobbins now have a different core and have gone up to £43, although they do have plastic 'travel bobbins' available at £34 (prices as of March 2022). They're all excellent quality but on the pricier end of the spectrum.

Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
2:33 - Avoid Overwhelm
3:11 - Set a Budget
3:30 - Avoid antiques
5:47 - Size & portability
6:29 - Electric wheels
7:49 - What kind of yarn?
8:25 - Style
10:18 - Drive systems
11:25 - Ratios
12:39 - Orifice type
13:27 - Orifice height
14:15 - Treadles
15:06 - Upgradability
15:49 - Orifice hook
16:26 - Maintenance kit
16:42 - Bobbins
18:16 - Lazy Kate
19:06 - Niddy noddy