Need to make a few rolags for your next spin, but you don’t have a blending board? I’ll give you three ways that you can make your own fauxlags (fake rolags) with the supplies you already have! Make rolags with hand cards You can make rolags with your hand cards and it’s pretty easy! This…
The goal of easy to work with fibers are pretty much the same, no matter what wool you start with, but it’s how you get there from where you start that makes the difference! Are you working with raw or washed fleece or maybe you are starting with ready to use commercially prepared fiber like…
How do you match your carding to the wool you have and to your spinning? Let’s talk about your carding options and which one will suit you and your current project best. To use carded wool for handspinning you need to: Match your carding to your spinning needs First off, you need to determine if…
Wondering about using Unicorn Power Scour for your raw wool but not sure what you need to know or how much to use? That’s what we’re going to cover here, so read on! What is Unicorn Power Scour? Unicorn brand Power Scour is a fiber wash made specifically for working with raw (also called grease)…
Everyone probably already knows that white fleeces are dyeable, how else do you get those crazy yarn colors and blends we all love? What about when you are not starting with white? Can you dye previously dyed or even naturally colored fleeces or do you only get to add color to white wool one time…
Sometimes you end up working with your wool out of order and decide to wash the wool after you have carded it, rather than washing before carding. Is that okay or are you going to be making a terrible mistake and ruin your wool if you wash it once it is carded? You can wash…
Using your cards to blend your spinning fibers opens up a world of options for your spinning. I love to blend, especially for color, and routinely combine different wools or other fibers together to make a custom yarn, unique to me and my projects. With a few tips and some basic guidelines, you can make…
Doing your own wool preparation is a big step toward expanding into all sorts of specialty or one of a kind fleeces that will be wonderfully interesting to spin! How do you get that new to you wool ready to card? We’ll go over the things you need to know before and during carding to…
Are you wondering if using a flick carder for your wool is a good idea or not? We’ll go over some tips to help you get the most out of your wool and your flick carder. Have thigh protection for flick carding Have some sort of thigh protection before you start flick carding, other wise…
When you are thinking about how to get your raw wool ready for spinning, you may have come across putting the wool in something called a suint bath. What is a suint bath and why would you use one for your raw wool fleece? A suint bath or suint wash is an overnight soak in…