Majacraft Livestreams are coming!
Starting next month Majacraft will be hosting some special live broadcasts to both showcase their wheels and tools as well as answer your questions. Are you thinking of buying a wheel but aren’t sure which one is right for you? Or do you already have your Majacraft wheel and want to get some tips and tricks on making the most of it? Maybe you have a problem and could use some troubleshooting? Glynis Poad and Suzy Brown will be hosting these sessions, and we aim to make them informative and interactive, everyone is welcome! There will be a Q&A time during each livestream, so please send in your questions before the event, or join the chat on the day to ask! For anyone unable to attend please still post your questions on the event page and we will answer them during the livestream for you to watch later.
Following the live sessions, all videos will remain available as recordings on the Majacraft YouTube channel, come back and rewatch anytime.
Each session will run via YouTube, anyone can view, and if you want to join the live chat alongside the stream you only need to be logged into your YouTube account to participate. We will post links to each session here on the blog once we have those set up, and we will also create a Facebook Event for each session, you will be able to find the links there too and you will get a reminder when we are about to start! You are invited to ask your questions either during the event or earlier by posting on the Event page, we would love to know what you are most interested in!
Please make sure you are following our Facebook page for further updates on these live events!
March 27
1pm NZ Time
(Sunday 26 March 5pm US Pacific Time, Sunday 8pm Eastern Time)
Topic: Majacraft Wheels 101
Answering the FAQs on basic wheel use and Maintenance
Attaching and removing your flyer
Threading the flyer and different Majacraft orifices
Where to oil (and not oil) your wheel
Drive Band Maintenance – when to replace and when to cut and rejoin (for stretched bands)
Tension cord- to cross or not to cross?
Spinning head height
3 April
1pm NZ Time
(Sunday 2 April 6pm US Pacific Time, Sunday 9pm Eastern Time)
Topic: Wheel Focus: Get to know your Rose
New Rose Assembly Tips
What can you spin on a Rose?
Tension – scotch tension explained
Head adjustments for best spinning results
Accessories for the Rose
10 April
1pm, NZ Time
(Sunday 9 April 6pm US Pacific Time, Sunday 9pm Eastern Time)
Topic: Wheel Focus: The magic of the Little Gem
Why this is such a great travel wheel
Drive bands – direction and twist
Tips for easy treadling
Drive Band troubleshooting – when to replace?
Accessories
8 May
1pm NZ Time
(Sunday 7 May 6pm US Pacific Time, Sunday 9pm Eastern Time)
Topic: What’s on our wheels?
Glynis and Suzy share their spinning, show you their stash, and put their Majacraft wheels through their paces to show you what they are spinning and how they have their wheels set up for it. Share your pics and ask your questions during the livestream!
15 May
1pm NZ Time
(Sunday 14 May 6pm US Pacific Time, Sunday 9pm Eastern Time)
Topic: The Suzie’s – to Pro or not to Pro, what is the difference?
New wheel assembly tips
The history of Majacraft and the Suzie Wheel
Accessories for the Suzie and Suzie Pro
How do you choose between the Rose, the Suzie or the Aura?
22 May
1pm NZ time
(Sunday 21 May 6pm US Pacific Time, Sunday 9pm Eastern Time)
Topic: the Awesome Aura
What makes this ‘THE’ Majacraft wheel for spinning designer yarns
Assembly tips for the Aura
Modified Double Drive explained
Adjusting your wheel to suit your spinning
Expanding your range with the right accessories
The stylus kit – how great is this for longdraw on the Aura! Head tilting for max effect
Troubleshooting and wheel maintenance
I think I ‘need’ an Aura. I love my Rose and Little Gem but an Aura would complete my collection. Can’t wait for the live streams.
Ok i guess i missed the whole thing. My question is stylus… I have the high Speed Head and come along Great. So i want to Know what advantages bring me the stylus or is IT just another Option to Spin Fine yarn?
Hi Angela! I just saw your message! The stylus is great for spinning pretty much anything you like, it is another option for a different style of spinning, ideally suited to long draw woollen yarns. I love to use mine to spin rolags for a nice amount of texture and loft.
I find that there is very little discussion about threading up the loop setting on the Little Gem. When I thread mine it drops constantly out of the loop, it is not possible to tighten it without distorting it. Very frustrating. Hi