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- Page 1 Captain’s Guide Unpack Your SkeinTwister In the box, you should have: A. The SkeinTwister B. The Hook C. L-Key (2.5mm) D. Power Supply E. Power Cord F. Foot Pedal G. C-Clamps (2), if purchased from Alpenglow...
- Page 2 III. Note that the motor shaft will be locked as you do this — you won’t be able to turn the coupler. This is normal and good. B. Clamp the SkeinTwister firmly to a table using 3” C-clamps I. If you want to use the SkeinTwister while standing, the most ergonomic table height will be a little below your belly button.
- Page 3 We recommend trying the following method first: A. Set the SkeinTwister to “Press and Hold” mode for your first few skeins. In this mode, the SkeinTwister will only twist while you’re pressing the foot pedal, so if the skein starts to get too tight or twist back up on itself, just take your foot off the pedal and it’ll stop.
- Page 4 I. When the motor stops, use your free hand to pinch the middle of the skein. J. Move the hand with the yarn to the hook, keeping tension on the yarn with both hands. keep tension K. Pinch the skein at the base of the hook with your yarn hand’s thumb, gently...
- Page 5 N. Ta-da! You’re done. You can tidy up the twist with a couple of quick motions if you’d like. This method is just what works best for us at Alpenglow Yarn. The important thing is to experiment and find the motions that work best for you.
- Page 6 • Minis will take longer times to twist, jumbo skeins shorter times. • The shortest time the SkeinTwister can be set to is ~1.5 seconds, if you move the knob to just past Press & Hold. • The longest time the SkeinTwister can be set to is ~7.5 seconds, if you move the knob to just before Tap On / Tap Off.
- Page 7 Let’s Keep in Touch! Get updates on the SkeinTwister and other tools by joining our infrequent newsletter: alpenglowyarn.com/newsletter Thank you for purchasing a SkeinTwister — happy twisting and we hope this seriously helps your yarn business and enables you to grow!
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