Blending mohair for handspinning opens up a world of creativity for your yarn and, if you can do it at home, you have unlimited blending options. Can you blend mohair for handspinning at home and if so, how do you do it? You can blend mohair for handspinning by carding or combing it. If you…
After you open that box of beautiful mohair you ordered, you realize that now it’s time to prepare it for spinning! And that means washing it. How do you wash mohair to get it ready for handspinning? To wash mohair, remove the debris from the mohair, use hot (not boiling) tap water and fiber wash…
What are you going to do with all of that mohair you just purchased? The beautiful lustrous yarn you were thinking of when you clicked the “buy now” button is only a few steps away, but how to get there? How do you go from the raw mohair that came in the box to a…
Making your own wool roving! Once you know how to do this, the world of options is wide open for you and your handspinning! To make wool roving, start with clean, washed wool that has been well carded and is still on the hand cards. Gently take the wool off of the card using a…
Making your own wool into spinnable roving! Cool idea, but how do you make your own wool roving at home? And what about using wool from your own sheep, does that work too? Make wool roving by combing or carding wool, as determined by end use and staple length, then use a diz to remove…
So, you want to make your own wool roving at home? Great idea! Making your own roving is pretty straightforward and definitely doable with just a bit of set up and guidance. Let’s get started! Does Spinning Your Own Yarn Save You Money? goes over the math of buying yarn versus spinning your own. Determine…
When you are spinning your own yarn, joining more fiber can be the least fun part of your spinning! The longer the section of fiber you are working with, the less you join, so what about a continuous roving? What is continuous roving and can you make it at home? Continuous roving is a long,…
You decided to purchase some unwashed, straight from the sheep wool for your handspinning! To get that wool ready for spinning, you plan to card it, but, the real question is: do you have to wash the wool before carding it? Wool does not have to be washed before carding, if you are willing to…
You’ve just had your sheep shorn or you purchased a promising fleece from a fellow wool lover and, of course, you are planning to use as a spinning project! It’s always a big day when you get a new fleece to work with! Now that you’ve got a bag chock full of an awesome fleece,…
Washing raw wool, that can be an intimidating task! But, it doesn’t have to be! With a little bit of preparation work, you can wash your raw fleece in less than an hour at home using common household containers and some fiber wash. To wash raw wool you need two water tight containers, a mesh…