Hi all, I've been combing and spinning small lots of fiber this week (~40 g at a time). I'd jar dyed locks, and they really picked the color up unevenly. Instead of spinning by the lock - my original plan - I decided it had to be blended. I precarded the locks and combed them. The first batch, I maxed the capacity of my mid-sized comb (it holds ~18 g at a time, got most of the fiber done in two combing sessions). I had the usual progressions of longest fibers (4-5") to shortest (2") when I dizzed off.
When I went to spin these large bundles, I found that I had to really dramatically change my spinning style as I went through the combed top. I feel like the qualities of the yarn are noticeably different when you compare the first bits to the last bits because of the difference in fiber lengths. In an effort to more evenly distribute the fiber lengths throughout the yarn, I am combing on mini combs (5 g capacity) and spinning tiny balls of top. Consider this a lesson learned! -j. -- why i knit: what else would i do with all these long pointy sticks Project gallery at http://noodle.pds.k12.nj.us/juneknits To stop mail temporarily mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: set nomail To restore send: set mail
