Monday, April 7, 2014
A twist of a spin
There are a few things that bring me joy in this world. One is creating fine yarns from animal fiber. Yak, sheep's wool, camel, K-9, alpaca, or llama, you bring it I'll spin it. Now while it's true that no two fiber groups spin the same, it is also true that the concept of spinning each group is the same.
Even within an animal group the fleece from one animal can and will vary from another. Some are from older animals with higher microns and less crimp, needing some extra love in prepping or in some cases a bit of bamboo or merino. Others are from younger animals, super fine microns chalked full of so much crimp it appears you're looking a bag of springs. in both cases the end goal is to make the best yarns possible.
This process along with the end product is what brings me so much joy.