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I'm hoping inspire and learn with the fiber community through videos documenting both the successes and failures of experimenting with fiber. I strongly believe in repurposing, textile recycling, and yarn reclaiming!
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Beautiful fiber for blending, and beautiful Luna!! ❤ Quick tip: separate out the sections into smaller ones (like drafting) before putting it through the second time. It puts much less stress on the tines and allows for more even blending. The fibers are likely to go onto the big drum rather than stick to the likker in. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and passion for angora!
I know its an old video, however, Thank you for your tutorial on carding angora, I learnt something today and thank Luna as well with a lovely sweet carrot, even though it was 3yrs ago. Cheers from Australia!
I've watched all of these blending videos and they are totally inspiring, thank you so much!! I've recently bought a blending board and have been searching out ideas for being more creative with it. Your videos have certainly hit the mark, thanks so much!! ❤
I love making rolags as much as I love knitting! I just am unsure of how thick to make my layers on the blending board. I make my own fibers from leftover wool yarn.
I found this video very helpful. Your presentation allowed me to see what you were doing and your narrative was easy to understand and follow. I had not known about blending by hand on the large carder, so that was useful. Thank you.
I enjoyed this video very much and learned a lot from it.... I would love to see some spinning videos in the future. Thank you for sharing your skills and time!
About how much yarn would a rolag that size make and would you say in the long run that it is more cost effective than buying yarn that is already spun?
Hi! Thanks so much for reaching out- I can only fit about 1oz of fiber at a time on my blending board (equaling the 3 Rolags you see in my video. 3 Rolags (depending on how thickly or thinly you spin) is roughly 100 yards of singles, and 50 yards of 2 ply (singles plied together) yarn in a DK Weight or light worsted weight. 1oz of fiber can range between $2-$6 an ounce depending on the quality of fiber; so while it can be cheaper than store bought yarn, the expensive bit (and also what makes it so special) is the time you put into it! Hope this helps!
I love watching you make rolags, but it's a bit too fast to really see what you've used in the process. Could you slow it down some, please? Thanks for considering this.
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This was helpful. I have a couple of questions though... * How do you know if you’ve layered too much fiber on your board? (I know when there isn’t enough but the opposite is problematic.) * Which brush do I use the push the fiber down? (I have 2 brushes that came with my blending board; one with teeth the same direction as the board and one with the opposite. I know one is for pushing down and one is for pulling up but which is which? 🤷🏻♀️)
Thanks so much for watching! Here’s what worked for me: 1. With regards to how much fiber to put on the board: it’s kind of trial and error, what I found works best for me is only about 1oz of fiber on the board at a time. More than that and it seems to get unruly. Start with that benchmark, and see how you feel? 2. As for your brushes, it’s hard to know without seeing your brushes- I haven’t seen ones with angled teeth- if you’re having trouble with these, try a long bristled hair brush, or pet brush something without an angle and see if that’s easier for you? In my experience the blending board teeth are angled, and point away from you to catch the fiber as you draft it onto the board. To brush the fiber down (which will pack it down onto the board as well) you need to brush the fiber towards you, and against the blending board teeth. To remove the fiber from the board, generally you brush away from you, with the blending board teeth. I hope that helps!! Happy Crafting! -Clarion
@@clarioncallfiberarts7088 that makes a lot more sense than what I was trying. Thank you SO MUCH for your help. I look forward to seeing your channel grow!!!
@@clarioncallfiberarts7088 I have run 120 and a 190, just curious if your finding better luck with lower TPI with how fine Angora is? Have your tried switching up?
Out of the Box homestead! Yes! I have thought about that a lot- when I was purchasing my drum carder, they recommended a finer carding cloth, and I went with 90 vs 72 because I knew I would be doing a lot of angora, but I also would be blending other things so I thought maybe a middle coursed cloth would be better- I find that no matter what I do, the angora likes to stick to the teeth of the cloth, and I often wonder if the 72 would have helped with this. I haven’t tried this out sadly- getting a new drum carder is costly- but I’ve often wondered. What’s your experience? 😊