Twinkie wrote:

>    I have 6kg of cashmer,it is dehaird and so verry fine,the length of a
>fiber is about one inch and it kneeds carding,I have tried it with a drum
>carder it is to fine,cowbming it is no good and spinning it as it is dos not
>do it justice.Wat can I do?

I think the best solution is to use cotton carders (hand cards) or very
fine wool carders.  Cashmere is in a lot of ways similar to cotton (length
and fineness) and therefore tools (and techniques) designed for cotton tend
to work well with it.

Jekka, once of Berkeley, presently in slushy Binghamton, NY
Jessica Sewell
Visiting Assistant Professor
Department of Art History
Binghamton University
Vestal Parkway East
Binghamton, NY 13902
(607)777-2373
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