It was so good to handle, and, a bonus, since I never touched goat cashmere before, I found I'm not allergic to it. You never know. What a pleasure to handle. I had wondered about carding then decided it might be too harsh, so I just dizzed. See the tiny button, even tinier hole to pass the fiber through.
It worked fine, fibers going into place, easy to remove the few remaining guard hairs and bits of grass as I went. And it made the best spinning evah. This is my smallest spindle, but the fibers don't tend to separate anyway, so I could probably have gone heavier. The spinning motion is very good with this fiber, much less resistance than with other fibers I've used. So you can keep drafting, trusting that the spin is still happening.
Here's it's making a visit to local plant life, cameo appearance
It's five star. I'll diz more today if my fingers are agreeable, and spin, then we'll see what to make next with the resulting yarn.
This is all amazing to me as I have never done anything like this!
ReplyDeleteIt amazes me, too, every time fluff turns into yarn. Unfailingly exciting.
DeleteLovely yarn.
ReplyDeleteThank you. It's friendly to handle.
DeleteJust handling this must be so satisfying and seeing it turn into yarn is fun to watch even from here.
ReplyDeleteIt's so different from sheep fiber. And spins up so obligingly.
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