tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2670213486548123819.post2519371672894445973..comments2024-03-24T21:42:17.025-04:00Comments on Loose Threads: <small>Yet Another Costuming Blog</small>: Learning to Spin? Part OneCathy Raymondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04580681386443534011noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2670213486548123819.post-86017521279492918932010-01-04T22:15:57.472-05:002010-01-04T22:15:57.472-05:00I think I'll try what you suggest, Katrin. Th...I think I'll try what you suggest, Katrin. That's sort of what I was groping towards doing when I formed my faux rolag (the one shown in the second picture). It's really 3 separate locks; I'll separate them to try spinning. Thanks for the advice!Cathy Raymondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04580681386443534011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2670213486548123819.post-16952109496923639132010-01-04T06:37:35.555-05:002010-01-04T06:37:35.555-05:00You can also spin with the fibres without buying c...You can also spin with the fibres without buying carding tools - the yarn won't be so smooth and even, but if you just want to get started...<br />Take one fleece lock (it looks like samples from different fleeces in the bag, and I'd try not to mix locks from different fleeces with that method) and gently tease the lock open (wider) with your fingers. Your goal is to loosen up the hold of the fibres on each other without completely destroying the lock. Once it feels all fluffy, you can gently stretch the widened fluffy lock into a pseudo-top or roll the very wide lock into a pseudo-rolag by rolling horizontally (you start rolling in all the tips of the lock). And then you can try spinning! There is of course a difference between fibres prepared in that way and properly carded or carded-and-combed fibres, but as long as you only want to try the general process, it should be a workable alternative.a stitch in timehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14851281042202696086noreply@blogger.com