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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
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