We could learn a lot from crayons:some are sharp, some are pretty, some are dull, some have weird names,
and all are different colors....
but they all exist very nicely in the same box.
hehee same here. It was kind of cool to wash and card it myself but it would have taken so long that I just sent it off to be processed. I sent mine to the Wooly knob Fiber Mill. It takes longer to get it back when processing but those guys are a riot and will answer any questions you have.
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I would like to be able to do that... I am trying my hand at carding and am not so sure I am doing it right...I mean its spinning up ok, but well ,it sure doesnt look like the rolags in the books ya know? I also want to give cleaning wool a shot as well... and well I have much more time then I have money...
Hand carded fiber rolags won't really look as nice as pictures and store bought fiber. Most of the time that is done on a drum carder. Rolags (IMO) should be fluffy and cloud like.
I've got a box of wool downstairs that I need to wash. Just haven't had the time yet.
Hmm.. well that is how mine is coming out, cloudlike and fluffy... so I guess I will quit stressing over it I didnt figure it was toooo bad because it is spinning up into such nice looking yarn... Thanks for your reply..
I have a bag of shetland that I washed and carded (some of it) but there is so much VM. Any suggestions on who can process shetland? The staple length is too long for my local guy.
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