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  • Hello and a question about ginning your own cotton

    Hi! I am a relatively new spinner (Jan 2010) and was just given a huge whopping sack of cotton bolls with the seeds still in. I saw a video on YouTube saying I could gin the cotton on my own with a pasta maker and some wool combs. Has anyone tried it? Is there any other way? I love this magazine. And...
    Posted to Say Hello! (Forum) by missrika on Jun 30, 2010
  • Re: carding ginned cotton

    I'd say, you can card it on a carder with fine cloth. Although it depends on the definition of fine. If you already have successfully carded cashmere on your carder, I'd say, it should work. But the most important thing (at least in my opinion) is, that you roll the batts in the form of punis...
    Posted to Spinning Fiber (Forum) by UlrikeB on Aug 27, 2009