leader. let the leader build up a good amount of twist, then "park" your spindle by holding the shaft between your knees.
we're going to cheat a little and learn with training wheels first. spinning is really just adding twist to a controlled amount of fiber, but you'd be surprised how challenging it can be to do both things at once (that is, adding twist, and controlling the amount of fiber getting said twist.) it's kind of a pat-your-head and rub-your-tummy maneuver, so we will remove half the challenge by using the "park and draft" method. the "park and draft" is easiest to do when sitting in a chair so that 