The spinning was not fun, and I was constantly stopping to try and pick out the neps in this mess. So, being anal and also, trying to remember how much money I spent on this fleece (a lot) I decided to comb the rolag. Well, it is a big rolag, so part of it:
It is making a really nice soft nest and I am loving spinning up this stuff. It is just flowing out of my fingers. I am still trying for lace weight, but there is still a lot of lanolin in there (yes, I did wash before carding, but I can never manage to get it really, really clean) but, you know I really prefer spinning it this way versus a dried up commerical processed top!
This is the end result and I am now a very happy camper! Anyone want to buy a Louet Carder?
I also plied up the fiber I had on my bobbins for this wool/mohair you’ve all heard me talking about. Pretty huh? I now have 648 yards of this – with a little more than 4 ounces left to spin. It’s been a very productive weekend so far!
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Can't decide what to do with it, and I'm always stuck until I get the final yardage!
Yup, I have cards, but I spun one bobbin of carded rolags of targhee and threw up my hands and sent them to Sam who cards well AND loves targhee. Either I card terribly, or I don't like spinning from rolags. Or both.
I find my carded fiber more difficult to work with, too. Glad you were able to find a workaround for your CVM fleece.
Not sure if you still have the carder for sale, but if you do email me PLEASE!!!
barbesj AT earthlink DOT net
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