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Also, keep your hands at least 3-4 inches apart. If you are pulling too close, you can't get the fiber to separate and let the twist ride up the wool. And one more thing: Let go a bit. If you hold the wool too tight, it will also fight with you. The rest is just practice! Good luck. barb
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I would sit for a few mins., Think about it, get over it and rip it out "OH NO" I don't want to. BUT it's my money I put in this roving to make my own yarn.I bought this pattern and darn right I'm going to rip it out and start over again. MINE,MINE,MINE ALLLLLLLLLL MINE. When someone...
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Combing will get out the noils. Having a lot of fiber left on your comb after dizzing could be caused by several things: 1) packing to much fiber on the comb initially, 2) there will be a lot of waste if the fleece you are working with has a lot of vegetable matter, second cuts, etc. and 3) you aren't...
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I learned to spin back in the mid-70s. Up until a year ago I used my yarn to knit up small projects and to perfect the craft (learning to spin other fibers than wool--alpaca, yak, silk, cashmere, etc, etc--and learning special techniques to make designer yarns). The last few months I've been spinning...
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Hello! I am severely new, meaning I don't even have a spindle yet, but I'm confused as to the whole process - from a bunch of fluffy fiber to a finished product like a scarf. I know spinning is first. Do I wind it into balls straight away after I've spun it? Is plying second? What is this...
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I have a friend in Turkey that has access to wool from Red Karaman sheep.She sent about 5lbs of this wool that has not been skirted or processed. I am learning how to process this wool. I tried a search on this website for any mention of this breed of sheep, can't find any information. Does anyone...
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Dear Editors of Spin-Off, I just picked up the new issue of Spin-off at JoAnn's, Etc. yesterday, and immediately fell in love with the sheep shown on the front of the Natural Fiber Directory in the center of the magazine. Could you tell me what kind of sheep this is? This sheep reminds me of those...
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hey all we are having a family crisis in that our 11 year old son was found to have a malignant tumor on his hip. it has been equated to being struck by lightening, meaning rather rare but most often this type happens with kids. I just happened two days before Christmas. sigh anyway, he starts chemo...
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I have a wool fleece that I bought at least 15 years ago and have stored in an old French burlap mailbag (another story). The fleece still looks like it did when I got it, at least there doesn't seem to be any damage to the naked eye, but it needs cleaned to get some grease out. Am I too late? Has...
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When I'm spinning if I don't watch the fiber, sometimes when I don't the fiber is real thin - how do I stop this? Should I take out the thin part and re-do? How can I avoid this? Thanks - Martha