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Let's learn how to spin yarn from alpaca! In this video I'll show you how I card the alpaca 3 ways to prepare the alpaca fiber for spinning. First, I hand pick the alpaca into a cloud. Next, I show you how to hand card the alpaca fiber. Finally, I give you tips to prep the fiber on a drum carder.
I am spinning this huacaya alpaca blanket from an alpaca named “Dalma." This is the second video in the series.
Check out the other videos in the series below:
#1 Washing the Alpaca • How to Spin Yarn from ...
#3 Spinning the Alpaca • How to Spin Yarn from ...
#4 Plying the Alpaca • How to Spin Yarn from ...
#5 Finishing the Alpaca • How to Spin Yarn from ...
This video covers the three main ways that I card fiber before I spin it. To skip to a particular technique, click on the time stamp.
1. Hand Picking 2:40
2. Hand Cards 4:59
3. Drum Carder 10:34
CARDING EQUIPMENT
Ashford Hand Cards from Paradise Fibers (affiliate link) bit.ly/2qUjEEF
Louet Jr Drum Carder from Paradise Fibers (affiliate link) bit.ly/33dFIZ6
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