Thanks for this video! Most of the fleeces from my Suffolk and (especially) the Ryeland are under 4" and fabulous!!! I either use the drum carder or hand cards and the yarn it makes is soft, sproingy and has the perfect loft. I find longer staple lengths a lot harder to manage for making lots of handspun 😊
This video was so helpful! Just purchased 2# Border Leicester raw fleece that I "assumed" would have longer locks...the longest is about 3", most are 1.5 ". Now I"m not so disappointed! The color is gorgeous and now I know all is not lost! Thanks!!
I was very disappointed by a bunch of wool I bought on-line BECAUSE it was so short stapled. Then I recieved the great wheel an English wood turner made for me. The short stapled wool works wonderfully with the great wheel. Much better than my longer fibers. So either a great wheel or just supported longdraw on a flyer wheel. Oh, and I use my wool picker and then my drum carder, and if I'm in the non-lazy mode I pick out neps and noils from the bat and draft stripes from the bat into roving.
It's more a question of quantity and speed. They'll be able to process it faster and with less hassle than I can on my own, but I definitely encourage you to try if you would rather do it yourself!
