COMBED TOP Combed top is specially prepared fiber where all the fibers are in alignment, close to each other with little air in between, and mostly the same le…
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ROVING Roving can be made from a drum carder or a blending board. Roving is a tube-like fiber form made by dizzing fiber off a drum carder or blending board. …
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ROVING OR COMBED TOP Is there really a difference? Yes, there is a distinct difference between roving and combed top. Let me break it down for you. Let'…
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Buying a raw fleece? Here are some questions to ask the seller 1. When was the fleece sheared? The longer a fleece sits the more potential for lanolin to o…
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Let's talk about the commonality between the four. They all add sparkle and shine to fiber when blended with wool or other fiber. Now let's talk about…
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Wool grades are a grade that every sheep wool in the world can be plugging into. 1. Fine grade 2. Medium grade 3. Coarse grade 4. Very coarse…
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I often get asked how much fiber do I need to make, let's say, 200 yards of yarn. Well it's all dependent on how thick you spin your yarn. This mig…
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CROCKING Bleeding hand-dyed yarn is a nightmare many dyers face. Have you ever bought a skein of yarn or dyed fiber and it bled and bled and bled? That is ac…
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I get asked that question quite a bit. What is Soffsilk®? Soffsilk is 100% mulberry silk fiber. That's it. Just a cloud of silk. The way it's made i…
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