Thanks for the great info. I tend to use temperature shock when I'm spinning singles just to strengthen it a bit.

Oooh! Thank you. It's nice to hear info from someone who actually knows what they're talking about.

@@pioneercynthia1 - It never hurts to be careful. But there is such a thing as abstaining out of fear, or not bothering because it seems like too much hassle or work. When I’ve spent over 24 hours spinning lace weight worsted style yarn, lovingly plying it to have what I need to knit a lace shawl, I wouldn’t want it to end up in a tangled, felted mess. I wouldn’t want too much bloom either. And I wouldn’t want it unstable either. So I keep my eyes peeled and use temperature shock rather than thwacking, and if needed I give it a few snaps. And once I’ve knitted that shawl, it needs another wash and blocking. I wouldn’t want felting then either. That’s when I avoid temperature shocks, but seeing people get out a thermometer always gives me a chuckle. So does the “cold wash only” warning I see on a lot of wool clothing: protein fibres like wool are often dyed in piping hot baths. They don’t come out as felt. My first ever job was working for someone who sold fabric to clothing manufacturers. The first thing he did was send me to a textile mill to learn how different fibres were processed into fabric, and how each fibre should be treated and cared for. And those industrial processes are … violent. It made me relax a whole lot more when caring for my beloved knits and now, years later, for the fibres I spin and knit or crochet with. Sure, I have mishaps. Everyone does. But you don’t need to tiptoe around in fear. It keeps you from having fun. 😊

@celestegarcia486 thank you for watching. I'm glad you found it useful, good luck with your fleeces 😁

@Melmaz32 oh wow having alpacas is a total dream of mine. Processing alpaca is easy, it's just time consuming. Best of luck and thanks for subscribing ❤️❤️

Thank you so much! I promise I will only get gayer as time goes on ❤️❤️

Thank you! It was really annoying me at the time. The word just left my brain 🧠

This is, indeed, informative and entertaining!

Thank you!

Oh I've used allsorts to take the battery off the carder. I have a very long and thin screwdriver that I typically use that I have no idea where it came from, but similarly I have no idea where it has gone haha

Oh I didn't know Mrs Hinch had alpacas! Felting really needs to combination of temperature change and agitation together to happen. I do sometimes get little bits that felt slightly but not bad enough that they can't be loosened up again with picking and carding.

@margareteast9273 thank you ❤️❤️

@StetStitches oh that's amazing. That something I've been wanting to try for a while. Maybe next year?

@@Freespiritarts thank you so much ❤️ ❤️ ❤️

That's a really good question. Processing alpaca I find a lot easier. But actual spinning?? I MAYBE prefer wool? I've been thinking about this all day but still don't have a concrete answer.

@pioneercynthia1 OMG a guard alpaca sounds amazing! This is some of the nicest alpaca fibre that I've ever worked with. But it is a fibre that sheds which I think can cause itchiness for some folk. I can't really do mohair at all I've never touched it long enough for it to itch, but there's something about the fibre that makes my skin crawl 😬

Thank you, I'm picking up all these new techniques as a go along and I'm starting tonquite enjoy it 😁

@@Freespiritarts it is such a dream compared to sheep!

@@FibrePunk right!