A friend recently gifted me with a couple plastic grocery bags of raw Alpaca seconds (from these trash bags full she was gifted with!) Since my experience with less-than-processed fiber is minimal, I decided to try and flick a bit to see how it looked after I messed it up, I mean worked with it. I'd been told it was still quite full of vm so I put down an old pillowcase to catch the fallout and got started. I didn't know Alpaca had no lanolin until my friend told me! She also said I could spin directly from the wool but I wanted to see what it looked like before and after flicking. (I also didn't feel particularly like spinning right that second!)
Lump O Alpaca- I think the crimp is lovely (especially for free fiber!
One little lock
Nice shot of crimpola, gad I love it
pile of fiber with nice 5 inch staple
Thirds (I guess..this is the stuff out of the brush after flicking) I am always a little horrified at the 'waste' but I guess I'll learn.
Finished little basket of fiber
Nice shot of crimpola, gad I love it
pile of fiber with nice 5 inch staple
Finished little basket of fiber
1 comment:
That looks awesome! I love the color and the crimp. It looks like you are doing a great job!
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