I finally have some handspun yarn to show you that doesn’t make me want to puke. I’m not sure if it’s the practice or the new fiber but this yarn is by far the best I’ve produced. It hangs perfectly straight and is not too twisty! It’s 100% Suri Alpaca that I just got for the store from a local farm called Alpaca Meadows. This fiber is so nicely prepared that it really seemed like
it spun itself. I was nervous about trying such a nice fiber while I’m still such a newbie, but I’m glad I did! I can’t wait to do a little more but I have just one problem. I just discovered this…my beautiful Alpaca roving reduced to a pile of fiber. VERY BAD DOGGIES! They don’t usually show an interest in my yarn but apparently the smell of farm animals was quite enticing. Glad this happened now and on a small amount of fiber so I am more careful in the future. Is this going to spin just as well now? I don’t have carders so I hope I’m not supposed to start all over with getting the fiber prepared? Please comment on that if you happen to know!
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It’s was probably a combination of the fiber and practice that made it such a pleasant spinning experience. Alpaca is sooo soft and drafts sooo easily which makes it pretty easy to spin.
They dogs shouldn’t have destroyed it. Just predraft and you’ll be okay. The only damage that really would be permanent is felting. If it’s just broken up you should be able to hold it together and keep on spinning.
Youve always heard people say that good tools are important even for beginners – well your fiber is part of that for spinners! Well prepared “Nice” fiber does a lot to give you confidence and nudge along your progress!! I saved my “nice” fiber until I had used up my not-so-nice stuff and WOW. What a difference that made in my finished yarn. You’re spinning like a pro if you’ve got knittable yarn already and it’s making a lovely Branching Out. You’ll always be so happy that you have that scarf.
You seem to making great progress in your spinning in a short time. I enjoyed coming across your blog today since I just started spinning with a new Ashford Traveller like you about three months ago, and I seem to be following the same path (not to mention I live in Ohio, too). I will enjoy checking in on your blog in the future to see how you are coming along. Good luck to you.
The ONLY roving the kitties have ever touched is fresh alpaca, straight from the farm. I don’t know why, maybe alpaca has something really interesting in it. Alpaca generally spins nicely without being processed, so I’d go ahead and try it. If you do need to card it, most people seem to do well on slicker type dog brushes for starting out.