Long draw

A rolag- the starting point of a woolen yarn, which is spun with the long draw technique

Long draw is the spinning technique used to create woolen yarns. It is spun from carded rolags. It is generally spun from shorter stapled fibers. Long draw spun yarns are light, lofty, stretchy, soft, and full of air, thus they are good insulators,[1] and make good knitting yarns.

Long draw spinning is most often contrasted to the short draw technique used to spin worsted yarns.

  1. ^ Huebscher Rhoades, Carol. "Spinning Basics: The Long Draw." SpinOff Winter 2004: 74-76.