Processing Our Raw Sheep Wool Into Yarn
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- EDIT: Due to the amount of people, the audio might be hard to hear. I made a newer video with fewer people and better audio that you can view here... • Processing Our Raw She...
Check out the latest class we posted on Oct 31st 2021 • Processing Our Sheep &...
This was the second annual get together we have done learning and teaching what we know and it was a great success. Washing the raw wool, drying, picking, carding, spinning and even felting. We posted pictures on social media and were asked when we will do this again. We may clean it during the spring/summer and try to keep the lanolin for other projects. Thank you for watching, FYI, Bronwyn our sheep has not yet had her lamb and the vet mentioned that if she doesn't appear distressed, not to worry about it. (Edit: It turned out that she was not pregnant and the movement we saw was likely her breathing.)
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Keep in mind it’s a class first before it’s a video for others. Never been to a class that was silent, there meant to be fun as well.
Thank you Jean, it was much easier to hear things in person, the microphone tends to blend things together 🙄. I have done other videos with better audio and I recently picked up a wireless mic setup for Tara's next class video. Thanks for watching 😊
Processing Our Raw Sheep Wool - th-cam.com/video/3Aeev9l7uFU/w-d-xo.html
Live Wool Processing Our Sheep & Alpaca Wool Into Yarn - th-cam.com/video/sA8gUXK8v2U/w-d-xo.html
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As a teacher, I found this extremely rude. While someone is talking about what needs to be done, there needs to be silence. When there is activity time, by all means, talk like crazy. But there is a time to play and talk, and a time to be silent.
@@expressiveexpanse I found that I could not finnish watching the video, all because of the rudeness of this 'students'..how can you be laughing and chit chatting when information is being relayed to you, how do you then implement what you have learnt?
When showing them how to remove debri from wool...they were chatting...when it came to implementing...one of the older women was picking up debri again by lowering the wool on the debri container...
I would never have such a class...if you're willing to learn, then listen and follow instructions, then you have learnt, if not, it's just a waste of time.
And people need to lose weight...
I love how Lambert high pawed him at the beginning like
"Is this you, Lambert?"
"you betcha, bro"
Yes, they can be quite the characters. 😁
A few years ago, I raised rabbits and met a woman who had sheep. She had no idea what to do with the wool...her and the neighbors BURNT all the wool! I was heartbroken thinking of all that wonderful wool going to waste. Thank you so much for your videos. I now feel confident enough to process what I have, start to finish.
Tara here - Awesome, yes I was heartbroken when i learned that it is burnt, so bringing back the old school, so satisfying as well
That’s so sad :(
@Dianne Springer oh no! On another note...I want to get my kids a rabbit but we need to start researching what kind, what we need to take care orlf them and most important what to feed them (I suppose carrots but don't know what else). My middle child wants a big fluffy rabbit so we will see. Thought to share because we literally had a conversation about it and randomly came across your comment. Take care. Greetings from Texas.
@@KaRiNa-pj9sb Lennon The Bunny covered many aspects of it. I think it’d be quick for you to find all the information you need.
“They tried burying it, shredding it, and burning it.”
They were pretty ride to her. Most of them were constantly talking over her just about and doesn't seem like they were paying attention. She went through so much effort explaining and teacher amazingly and only a few of those people really payed attention. She's awesome for the patience she had to do that. I wouldn't be able to teach anything like that. On top of that. In my opinion she is a very gifted teacher. She is very easy to learn from. Some teachers are harder to learn from then others
Yes, I thought the exact same thing. Some of those ladies didn’t seem to be really interested in what she was trying to teach them. Talking over someone when they’re trying to teach you something is extremely rude! They’re were only a few ladies that seemed truly interested in learning.
I thought the same thing at first but I think the person filming was standing back from the presenter, closer to where people were engaged in a different part of the process. Some were picking and just chatting while rhey worked and that's what the mic picked up
Correct, this was one of the first classes we did and since then I use a wireless microphone to get better audio 😊
I do feel sorry for the instructor.
She is pretty patient. 🌻🌻🌻🌻
Tara here - the instructor, many years of experience, keeping the calm and moving on.
Criminy! You really do have the patience of a saint! I would have already started forcing loudmouths to leave after the first ten minutes! So disrespectful, both to you and the other students.
They were so loud and laughing and the poor instructor basically has to yell over top of them. Them being loud also ruins the learning experience for others. The instructor was fantastic and should be given more respect than that
First thing I thought when they got to the instruction part. I can't believe how disrespectful a group of what seemed like mostly full grown adults were. How do you get that age and not learn when to stop yapping? The children seemed to have more sense. Great instructional video otherwise, in spite of the fools who can't keep their mouths shut when the instructor is speaking.
@@thisiswhatilike54 I am a teacher of English to ADULTS in Italy in companies. If my students talk while I am explaining, I stop and look at them. They get the message quickly.
for some reason, now I want sheep so I can make yarn and hug their fluffy coat.
Do you need a a ready made yarn total by this process in fact carding machine is big size in our village
I can highly recommend it 🥰 love my two snuggle fluff balls
🤣me too 🤗🐑
Same 😭🙄😂
Me too!!! Then I will not send them to be slaughtered. I will just keep them.💖💖
I have psoriasis on my face and it makes me shy. I love seeing people with skin conditions leading social groups. It is so empowering. Thanks for posting this.
I watched for the fiber knowledge, I subscribed for the awesomeness.
Very Welcome, hugs. I was once that person who hid it all, let it get me down, and did alot of contemplation when at my lowest. It was the children around me who taught to talk about it, research it and share experience with others. Now I explain it to people as a superpower, my skin grows and heals fast. Kids love it with enthusiasm and we talk about them one day discovering there superpower, we all have one. I believe We are given Challenges in life to learn new life lessons. Change the way you look at it, take it as a gift and share it. Laugh with it, do not make excuses for it and then things change. Stop fighting it, live with it. Have fun with it too, always here to chat if having a bad day.
I like to crochet and knit but in allergic to wool 😞
@@The10AcreWoods You should look into the Carnivore diet. It’s healing skin issues and a ton of other ailments. Dr Chaffee has many interviews and presentations here on TH-cam.
Gosh that’s a lot of work! It makes you really appreciate the end product!! Thanks so much Tara & Mark!!
Yes, Tara put alot of work in, but she enjoys it 😊
@@The10AcreWoods im disappointed in the yammering..
Great video, I always wondered how it went from a random mess to straight fibers that could be spun into yarn. Very awesome to see the whole process laid out. Thank you to the instructor and the cameraman for the great video.
Thank you, we have done a few other videos without the large group, the links are in the description and I have made a playlist of those videos. We usually do the videos during the winter months and the next one will be even better as I have a wireless microphone that Tara will be wearing.
Lanolin was the main ingredient in the balm that I used while breastfeeding my kids. It kept me from cracking and literally saved my breastfeeding experience.
Sheep are amazing creatures. So foreign to any livestock I've owned, though
I did this in my Fibers class in college as I obtained my BA in Art Education. It was so much fun and one of my favorite classes.
As a knitter and crocheter, this was very cool to watch! I’d love to try this one day to help out on a farm somewhere!
You should!
Very informative video! Very well done, I absolutely love this idea of having a class at home from fleece to yarn.
Interesting! Kids (and adults) need to learn where the things in their life come from to appreciate the work and value that goes into them.
You bet
What a coop experience. And she has such a fun way of explaining the process and teaching others. Love it!
Thank you Ria 😊
This sounds like one of my family gatherings, haha! But I learned a lot, thank you so much!
Happy to hear, thanks for watching 😊
Awesome video. Thanks for the content. Even if the class wasn't paying attention, the 300,000 people who watched this video were. Keep it up.
I love this so much. That the whole family is involved is so wonderful. I am beginning my own sheep farm and fiber arts school, and this video is an incredible inspiration! Thank you so much for sharing.
Great to hear Amy. We will be doing more classes in the coming weeks 👍
That was awesome! I loved seeing the process. Thank you for sharing! Hey from Hiddenite North Carolina!💜💚
I want to go to a class like this! This is a dream of mine.
if ever in the area, let us know
@@The10AcreWoods oh I will!! I’m a bit far away down here in Texas but maybe one day.
Thanks so much for the video! I wanted to see how people made the end product from the sheep or alpacas where it didn't involve the heavy machinery of the factories! I learned so much in twenty-four minutes and I hope to see another one soon! Thank you guys! ^^
You are welcome, happy to hear you enjoyed the video 😊
This was such a cool process to watch! Thank you!
Interesting! Thanks for taking the time to teach this. I bet it was fun for all the ladies.
It was! We love these classes
This was so relaxing to watch, to see the process of how the wool is created into yarn.
Relaxing to be hands on as well. amazing what you can create.
An interesting process!! I enjoyed watching this. Thank you.
Tara here - Your Welcome glad you enjoyed it
I love the community aspect of this class, looks like a lot of fun!
It was!
This is one of the best videos I've come across for how to do this this from fleece to yarn. I've gathered most of this information over the years from watching a ton of videos but I really like this one❤
Thank you Heather, we will be doing another one over the winter with more information. We are also thinking of carding our Bernese Mountain Dog's fur as he sheds a lot. 😊
I love the wool dryer balls too!!! This was a great video!!
Thank you!! 😊
You guys are great teachers, I learned a lot, nicely explained 💕🧶
Thanks Carmen 🤗
This was such a helpful step by step video, thank you for filming and sharing.
Happy to hear you enjoyed the video.
What a fun group of people! Looks like everyone enjoyed the class and learned a lot. We are shearing our three Icelandic sheep for the very first time in just two more days! Can’t wait to invite the neighbors for a fun day like this:))
Hope all goes well, thanks for watching 😊
Good informative video. Interesting to see the prossesing of the wool. I also like the little felt mouse.
Thanks, hopefully we can make little critters like that 😊
Thank you soo much for airing these things
Our pleasure!
Such great info! Thanks. So practical! Getting bags of free wool and now I at least have clue where to start with it 😊
Happy to hear you enjoyed the video, all the best 😊
I loved your class, and thank you for showing how you do the drum carder. Your class reminds me when I helped a cousin do a field trip for 3rd grade in the past. They had many stations that they had different types of things to learn. One is at the barn to see many farm animals, milking the Brown swiss cow 🐄. There they talk about butter and cheese. Grind wheat to flower, and working herd dog 🐕 help with the sheep. They got to see the spinning. Wool and other fibers to thread and yarn. I was surprised you didn't show wool combs, which make your wool smoother, then carding. Again thank you.
Will look into the combs, love showing everything we can
This is a super interesting video. I'm interested in spinning my own yarn with fur or raw wool and this was super cool to watch.
Thank you, happy to hear you enjoyed the video 😊🐑
Wow. 1) I wish I was there in person for this dat! 2) thank you documenting this process, especially in the group session setting, I felt I was there almost! 3) I look forward to visiting one day, from Flin Flon! ❤️
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you for sharing! This was so informative!
Thank you, You are very welcome 😊
This was SO extremely helpful. Thank you!
Thank you Caitlyn, happy to hear you enjoyed the video.
Love this video. It was so nice seeing this done with a group at a house ❤️
Thank you Brittany 😊
Those women chatting while Tara was talking are the type of women to yell at you for talking while they talk, but they do it themselves.
We realize the chatter, but it was a very productive class and learned alot, we had many teachers in the room and students. These sharing classes are amazing as you learn from interaction.
So happy I stumbled onto your page! This is what I want to do when I grow up ( I’m 36 😳) this is the first video and very informative! Thank you!
You are very welcome, I think there are three other videos I have on wool processing. I keep meaning to make a playlist 🙄
I feel so confident after watching this video! My in-laws have some sheep and they never do anything with the wool! I will definitely be snagging some during shearing season this year!
Have fun 😊
What an awesome class! Wish you guys were in my neck of the woods! I'll have to see if there is a class around here. So much fun, glad it was successful. Hugs to you both. ♡
Thanks Susan, happy to hear you enjoyed the video 👍 Maybe you can come by next year when we do it again 😁
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This is so cool! I love how it’s a family event!
Great video; I really enjoyed it, it was very informative. Thank you! Wish I was closer to come take a class in person 😊
Thanks Heather, I'm sure we will be doing more of these videos this coming winter. 👍
It's July 2022 and this video is priceless. The teacher here in the video it great she's very direct. This video will help the kids of today know what to do for sure. Stay good. 📡👽🇺🇸 RUN!!! The dog darting around is the best. 😁
Glad you enjoyed it!
Very interesting, thank you for sharing!
This was amazing to watch! You all did such a great job presenting this while having a co-op or group over. I came across a bunch of just sheered wool and you all make it seem so practical. I don't have a spinner or brush thing, but I would have loved to meet you guys! Thanks for sharing :)
Thank you 😊
AMAZING video!!!!! Thank you for sharing!!!!
You are very welcome 😊
Wow! So nice! I have seen your supportive video just now from Nepal.. I like it very much.. At our home town also we use to make yarn from the sheep wool but we dont have such a wonderful machines that you have.. That was so nice.. The brushes are we have.. Anyway very nice to see your video..👍👍
Thank you Karma 😊
Totally love this family, the convos and laughing in the background is a little distracting but u can still hear her, kinda. Thank for another awesome vid
We agree! We have done a few different ones. The chatter is amazing when you are in the class, hard to listen when watching.
Yeaaaaa found a second video!!! Hope these keep coming
More to come!
Wow this is excellent! I knew this must be somewhere in Canada 🤣 This was consistent with a lot of crafting type demonstrations I've been to with the chatting and laughter. Social time while learning. Lots of fun had, I can tell. I come from a big family of magpies so it didn't really bother me lol. So neat to see the process from start to finish though! Thanks for filming it! I want to eventually get into doing this myself. One day maybe.
This was so informative! Thank you!
You are very welcome 😊
I'm seriously loving this video. 😃
Very happy to hear 😊
This is so fabulous!
Thank you Chris.
I just sent this to my mom. She had about two dozen sheep and now she has lots of wool that needs to be cleaned so I can pick, comb, and spin it.
Wow What a process. And the dogs seemed happy. (and that little mouse is too cute!!)
FYI if you poke yourself and your bleeding put some black pepper on the cut. Stops any bleeding asap.
Thanks for the update on Bronwyn. Hang in there girl!!!
Thanks for sharing I love new tips and tricks, i will try the pepper thing one day - Tara
This was an amazing video!
Glad you think so!
Thank you for sharing! I have been kicking the idea of getting 1sheep and a few goats for mowing. The sheep will be good for my yarn hording addiction to make hats blankets scarves
LOL Yep great for the addiction, I have it all over the house. Great decor too. Sheep and goats are great together and good at mowing.
This is perfect timing as I'm looking into angora goats. So I'm glad for this.
Thank you, happy to hear 😊
The teacher in me wants to her to wait till we’re at a level zero volume! 😂
Me too. Was former teacher. Been a long time since i’ve seen a group of people so rude to the host.
Good skill to know, it may come in very handy with the way the world is going now!
This is so nice to watch
Happy to hear you enjoyed the video 😊
Amazing video!
Wow this is cool. Very informative.
Glad you think so!
That was very interesting ... Thank you
You are welcome, lots of action throughout the day.
Harnessing heavenly clouds for human creativity ☁️🐑🧶🤍
My uncle has sheep. I had asked him if he would keep some wool for me, which he did I never got to taking care of it so he just dropped a huge bag one day after visiting, with all the grease and poop pellet here and there ^^'
I washed a bit in the washing machine and lo and behold it felted! also left a shit ton of hair in my washing machine!!
Thank you for this educationnal video, maybe I'll give another try at yard making :)
You are welcome, hopefully thing go well the second time around. We have a few videos on the process when your ready.
@@The10AcreWoods If I ever visit Canada I'll try to pay a visit ☺️!
This looks interesting! I would love to get some of this wool! How do I get some? Also, I wanted to mention that I thought that some of the people were really rude not being quiet when she was talking and explaining the process and procedures. It really made it hard to understand what she was saying. Thank you for sharing this. It was really interesting when I could hear what she was saying! Please let me know on the wool, I want to start spinning my own yarn sometime in the near future.
Yes, there was allot of chatter as we had a few stations going on at the same time. We did do another video a few weeks ago that was much better. Tara monitors our Facebook page and as she is currently in bed you could send her a message there. I will let her know about your message in the morning 👍
Tara here - we can see what we can work out, message me on facebook.
I clicked on the notification as soon as I saw it Im obsessed with this channel I love how much you care for the animals I love Sheldon, Lambert, and the mini gods, oh yeah and drake lol
Thank you, Hope you found this video interesting 😊
You are so right and I am so obsessed as well. That my notifications are not coming in like they should. So it's coming in a day late according to the video. I don't know what's up but I seem to very seldom catch it as soon as it comes out but as soon as it pops up a day later I'm watching it. This is my dream actually to have something like this at my home. I could probably moved are today LOL except for the cold temperatures. I have fallen so in love with these animals and it amazes me that they all get along as well as they do mixing rabbits with the chickens and mixing the smaller animals and safe areas together oh, they are so adorable. Sheldon is my favorite though he's been a highlight that caught my eye the first day I saw him. But I love all of them and hopefully someday got to bless me with something like this, because I could definitely live this way this is the way my grandparents lived. I'm a little Homestead out in the country. it was such a fun time and this brings me back to my childhood so much. You guys do an amazing job oh, and the good Lord blesses you in ways to help you accomplish it. Y'all take care up there stay out of the cold as much as you can except to take care of them beautiful babies. You're stuck with them now because we're addicted to them and I wouldn't have it any other way it's something good to be addicted to. Take care and God bless Deb
@@gabbiesmeemee aww lol yeah I love all of the animals here and when I get older im gonna live in a homestead I find them amazing these people inspire me so much right now my youtube channel is kinda gonna be everything but I will be having animal videos with the animals that I have right now if you go to my channel the video I made yesterday will explain what my channel will me this year but if you like rabbits I do have a few rabbits and a dog so if you want you can subscribe to me but yeah someday my goal is too have a homestead and that will be some awesome days I also work with my uncle's farm so I just love animals so much you have no idea lol you seem really nice but yeah have a good day, And sorry this reply is so long
@@dilly_733 I think we need to create a group somewhere and move there LOL call it intentional homesteading you have to really want to be there to be there. Everybody works together to accomplish two goals of the homestead which back in the old days used to consist of great-grandparents being taken care of as well. It's something that I've always wished that my family had been like. But thankfully during the Summers I got to experience those wonderful blessings that we call animals. Thank you for commenting and I will go check out your Channel too thanks you have a blessed day
@@The10AcreWoods i admire you good people..but the inconsiderate people talking over the real working people is not admirable.
The first fleece I ever washed was a Columbia that had been sitting in a grocery bag for at least 2 years. It had mud balls, hay, thistle and, Best. Of. All......TICKS. They were the biggest things i had EVER seen, and, due to the 12 hours of soaking, i thought they were alive at first!
40 years later, I'm still spinning, so i guess i have a little bit of my family's pioneer grit after all
Luckily, we have never had any bugs/ticks in our fleeces. Knock on wood continues
💛❤️💗💙💜🙏💛 thank you for the video
You guys have improved so much in one year! I'm so happy for you! I know I heard your spinner talking about trying to improve her consistency, but I have to say, for only spinning for one year, shes doing fantastic! Consistancy comes with practice and she's right on par for a first year spinner. My first wheel was an antique too, and they can fight you a little but it looks like its working much better than it did last year. Maybe some more oil will help? Other get-togethers/fiber parties you guys might consider is a dying party. Chemical/Acid dyes will get great colors but for your farm you might wanna show off plant and natural dyes. That might be a summer project tho. Also maybe looking into Flax processing. That can be fun for a group to do too. If you grow your own flax that would be even more fun. And there is always weaving! Anyways, I just wanted to say you guys are doing great and I'm happy to see others bitten by the fibre bug!
Tara here - Dying Party, good idea for summer one. Outside. I have already been bitten by the flax processing bug, researching the antique equipment this past few weeks. Great minds think alike. Yes I have collected some small looms, but still looking for the one. It is awesome to know where and how things come to be. Thanks you for the support. Tiana literally is getting better every time she sits down at the wheel.
This is so cool to watch
Glad you enjoyed.
I really learned a lot from this video! We have 24 sheep and I do the processing of the wool about every other year (otherwise I just send it to the mill!). It is a lot of work and I dread some parts.
I really like the idea of using the big bins of water or the boiling pot. I have always used my laundry room sink and I know the lanolin isn't good for the pipes. I have to see if I can get a big cauldron for outside or something! Would be interesting to collect the lanolin. I was surprised that it only took one wash and one rinse. Mine is usually so dirty I have to wash it like 10 times in the sink. I would LOVE it if it would be that simple. (This year I also have to figure out how to get out burrs! Hmm.)
I spin and I felt and I really enjoy that part, but the carding has been a huge step to overcome for me. I will try the technique with the drum carder of skipping the inserting it part, and rather catching it on the wheel. That looks easier.
Thank you for the great tips! Thank you for demonstrating how you can make some of the step fun with class (party!). Thank you! - Katherine
Awesome glad you enjoyed, still learning, every year something new to try, burrs I find float and are released usually on second hot wash
The people standing around are so rude by talking and laughing while the is trying to talk over them.
Couldn't agree more! Someone teach them some manners, sheesh!
Yes, indeed. Awfully bad manneres. Why do they bother at all? Nobody is listening. Disgusting. If this was my house, they'd be out on their behinds in no time.
It is hard to listen when everyone in the backgroud are talking. How annoying!
Yes it was a busy environment. I have made another video about the process a few weeks ago that is much better, I will post the link in the description of this video.
@@The10AcreWoods You should be a little more assertive when teaching especially in your own house. A simple line like "just so everyone can get the full learning experience I'm going to have to ask everyone to hold conversations till the end so as we don't have to talk over eachother." It's ok to lay down some rules especially if some people feel so entitled they don't know when they're being obnoxious. Thanks for the video! Really appreciated.
What kind of dye do you use if you want it colored and what step would that be just out of curiosity?
We have never died the wool. We like the natural look.
Loved this video, thank you
So glad!
I hate when someone is teaching a class on anything and the people around are tapping about everything and anything and not giving all their attention to the instructor. Something you miss or make someone else miss could be one key thing that means the difference between safe learning and an accident. These people were rude and I am grateful for the teacher's patience. I would have told them to shut up, listen, or leave.
This was an amazing class, the chatter only added to the experience. I know it is hard to watch via video. so we made a few otherss with less chatter.
Awesome video!!! Thank you!!!
You are so welcome!
Amazing!!! Thank you
I love Barry and fernando and Carl and the mini i horses .
Really informative thank you!
Thank you 👍
Love ❤ you’re videos
You can tell which ones really wanted to learn cause they actually jumped in and partictpated
Hello from Grateful Acres AKA the Hundred Acre Woods!
Hello there!
This seems so so so fun omg
It has been the best ever, hard work and thick skin, but every one of the animals makes it worth while
@@The10AcreWoods this sounds so lovely ! I hope we can visit one day and meet the wonderful souls at 10 Acre !
At first I thought you guys are family 😁 coz that environment is like working with your family. Well I'm not sure if you are so. But the whole process is very amazing 💜 and takes a lot of efforts. Good job guys ✨
Thank you, Family and friends 😊
Oh my gosh, I couldn’t hear anything over all the cackling hens! 😂
We published a video on this process just last week, less chatter 😊
Thank you!
People, you’re lucky to be there, hush!
What a cool process
It really is
Do you collect the lanoline when processing the wool ? How do you do that ? You can make products with the lanolin.
We did collect some lanolin during one class but found that the amount collected from one fleece was quite small. After soaking the fleece and removing it from the warm water, the lanolin can be skimmed from the top of the water after it cools.
Wow I would love to come to one of your classes sometime. 😍
Maybe one day!
Wish some of the adults in the background were more respectful and attentive. It was difficult for me to pay attention to what you were saying at times. The little girl had it right. She was trying to listen and learn lol. That's just me complaining, though. Loved the video and am super excited to try this out for myself now. Thank you so much!
Soak wool in hot water and dawn soap for 30mins (don't splash bc don't want bubbles). Fill up another bucket and soak wool again in hot water and dawn soap for 30 mins, making sure to squeeze and wring all the dirt and water off before putting in second bucket. Water should be at least 4 inches high. Lay on screens to dry. Want a dehumidifier to get sufficient, dry air. Can use fans to help dry.
Separate clumps so easier to handle when dry.
Pull apart fibers until wool is clean (every process takes out more and more junk).
Carding = combing the wool. It lines up the fibers so it's straight. Really hard to find, so go to dollar tree, and get dog brushes. Long and straight. Pick the "chunkies" out. This makes the rove/roving batting that can be sold in stores.
Spin sections at a time. Try to keep same rhythm or else yarn will have different textures (thin then chunky then thin).
I have three Jacobs and two baby dolls. Going to get them sheared April. I want to do the entire process myself. I have someone teaching me how to shear. It is a lot more work than anticipated but I will have fun. I wonder how much the end product goes for
From what I can tell it is $25 lb aprox, find that making products such as dryer balls and hats brings in about $25 per 100g, have fun with it
Hi, thanks so much for the video! I've been wanting to learn how to do this, and the video was super helpful! I was wondering though, at which point do you dye the wool? Do you dye it after its spun into yarn, or before? Also, is there a special way to dye it? Thank you!
So glad you enjoyed it really is satisfying to learn. We used food die this round and soak the wool after carding it, just need a fluff up. There are different ways of doing it, depending on the die used. I like dying it before spinning.