Although there are now several tools and modern equipment that can make patterns faster and more evenly, you can still find hand-woven products made from different parts of the globe. You will find that the design will change depending on the source and the creator. Weaving is still very much the same as it was millennia ago. On the Treadle You should choose between getting a single treadle or a double treadle. A double treadle wheel is advantageous if you intend to spin for several hours at a time. The double treadle requires you to sit upright just in front of the wheel. You can prevent back pains this way and continuously spin. In order to save, they can always just buy some affordable drop spindles that can be found in most fiber sellers. Also, a homemade drop spindle can also be used with the help of two old compact discs and a piece of a half inch dowel rod that measures around twelve inches. Leave just an inch and one half on one of the ends and place a screw-in hook at the shorter end of the rod. Remove a section a few inches off the roving, then take a single end in each hand. Tug the wool loose. You will notice that the fibers will separate from one another, but not break. The wool will be less densely packed. Begin the spinning with the fiber initially loose. The yarn will become finer and you will have less lumps in the yarn. Bring the leader yarn over the side of the whorl, looped over the base inch that sticks out. This will stabilize the yarn then balance the whorl spin. Bring the leader yarn back up over the whorl side then loop it on the hook. Leave 2 inches of yarn to begin the fiber on. Beginners are encouraged to spin on the spindle first, before progressing to spinning on the wheel. Basic weaves To date, the weave that is most commonly used is the diagonal weave. People and various manufacturers love this particular weave because it creates a wonderful series of parallel lines that run down the entire length of the weave in a diagonal direction. It does not matter if the seamstress starts weaving from the left side or the right side.