I received a couple of emails and a comment about the difference of yarn spray vs. wax for machine knitting. It really is a personal preference.
I don't like having the wax in my tension mast, they pop out, crack, chip and etc. Also feel they can at times interfere with the tension. When I do use wax it is a big cake that I run the yarn over when I am winding yarn into a center pull ball. Obviously you can't do that with coned yarn, that's when I got hooked on spray.
Lori-Lyn Yarn Spray has been around for a while and it is a shame it is no longer available. The Lori-Lyn Machine Lube is excellent. I have used "Super Lube" which is a silicone spray and had success.
Whatever spray you decide on, a little goes a L O N G way. Typically a light spray on the outside, top & bottom of a self wound yarn cake is all I use (just s spritz). For coned yarn, I leave it in the bag, spray the the same way (sometimes 1/2 way through a cone another light spritz). Yarn spray dries quickly and you are ready to go.
Another thing I like about yarn spray is the reduction of the yarn fibers and friction/drag that some yarns are known to produce. Stitches knit smooth and even, I actually use less machine lube too!
A bottle of the (click here)> INDUSTRIAL SUPER YARN SPRAY sold by Distinctive Knits should be more than enough for many, many garments.
Try them both and see which YOU prefer.
I don't like having the wax in my tension mast, they pop out, crack, chip and etc. Also feel they can at times interfere with the tension. When I do use wax it is a big cake that I run the yarn over when I am winding yarn into a center pull ball. Obviously you can't do that with coned yarn, that's when I got hooked on spray.
Lori-Lyn Yarn Spray has been around for a while and it is a shame it is no longer available. The Lori-Lyn Machine Lube is excellent. I have used "Super Lube" which is a silicone spray and had success.
Whatever spray you decide on, a little goes a L O N G way. Typically a light spray on the outside, top & bottom of a self wound yarn cake is all I use (just s spritz). For coned yarn, I leave it in the bag, spray the the same way (sometimes 1/2 way through a cone another light spritz). Yarn spray dries quickly and you are ready to go.
Another thing I like about yarn spray is the reduction of the yarn fibers and friction/drag that some yarns are known to produce. Stitches knit smooth and even, I actually use less machine lube too!
A bottle of the (click here)> INDUSTRIAL SUPER YARN SPRAY sold by Distinctive Knits should be more than enough for many, many garments.
Try them both and see which YOU prefer.
