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JUMPING AROUND AND CARDING

9/6/2018

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I'm jumping around a bit here. I haven't finished the hat that I started in the previous blog post, some two weeks ago. Instead, I've been carding a lot of wool, anticipating future feltmaking efforts. It's a necessary task but I do wonder if I could have done this carding a lot earlier in the year, or if it's a procrastinatory tactic when I really should be making felt and refining some skills. Knowing when to appropriately prioritize tasks is  time management skill I will probably need improving on forever. But anyway, carding wool....
I carded a LOT of the alpaca that I have because it's so easy to card...
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Alpaca doesn't have lanolin, so a fleece can be dusty but it won't be greasy.
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The staple length is short.
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Alpaca fleece goes through the carder easily. Carding alpaca fleece is much faster than carding sheep wool, because there's no lanolin to weigh down the fibers.
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