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  • Re: spinning cotton

    Don't give up spinning cotton! It's like anything else, you just have to get used to the short staple fibers. Just remember these tips: 1. Cotton needs A LOT of twist to hold together as a yarn so...... 2. Keep the draw-in on your wheel loose enough to be in control and not allow the yarn to...
    Posted to Spinning Fiber (Forum) by Laughing Cloud on Mar 1, 2012
  • 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
  • carding ginned cotton

    Help! I need to prepare a large amount of ginned cotton for easier spinning. Can someone tell me if I can card this fiber on a drum carder with a fine cloth (if cashmere, why not cotton?), or--God forbid--do I HAVE to do this on cotton hand cards?? PLEASE give me the answer I want to receive! Thanks...
    Posted to Spinning Fiber (Forum) by MaryC@47 on Aug 26, 2009