I love raw fleece t❤

I try to save too. I take the vm wool in small amounts an knock it on a cake cooling rack. I pull it open it up and still keep tapping Abit tedious, but it works. Something you can do on down time 👋😊🌺 But you didnt mention about the possibly of neps, and they were there

When you talked about what is your joy in spinning, and that it’s achieving the most consistent yarn possible I said “Yes!” As to the question “Why don’t you just go out and buy some yarn?” the answer is easy. It’s not just the process and the achievement in itself. It’s the end product. It’s something YOU made. It’s better than commercial yarn because there is no way that a machine made can compare. Because you have control over the quality of the base material. Except for the really expensive yarns, the staple length of the initial fibre will be the shortest they can get away with. You don’t need to make that choice. Over time, you get to be in the driver’s seat more and more, and achieve the end product YOU want. Worsted or woolen prep, the choice is yours. Worsted or woolen spin, you get to choose. Thickness of the thread, you get to choose. Less pilling, less wear and tear. I only started to spin a little less than a year ago. My preference goes to spinning superfine lace thread because it’s what I prefer to knit with. And I absolutely love it, despite me still having to work on achieving the fineness of what you are spinning.

Again, thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and taking the time to video this. It has been so helpful to me with my first gifted bag of fleece, to get it to spinning state.

This is great to watch after your combing polwarth video, as it shows the next step from cozy nest of diz’d fibre to ply on the spindle

Thanks so much for sharing this, it has found its way over to the UK so it will help me comb my first fleece.

What do you do with your waste fibers or short fibers?

Hi Kimberly! It’s Laura from the MD Sheep & Wool fleece barn! 😊 This video is so inspiring! I’m excited to wash & comb Angie’s fleece, and I feel like your basket system is just right for me. Thank you again for all your help! 💗

What clamps do you use to keep them tight to the table?

Question....is Mr. Bates spun fiber plied or singles?...Trying to see on the video..... it looks like they are singles. Also, do you wash the skeins after spinning? If so, do you use detergent or just water please? And lastly, do you weight them while drying? Thank you Kindly

This is my favorite video. Just subbed.

Was ist da in der Flasche?

How much of the total fleece is 4-5 comb loads? Lovely work!

I'm obsessed with your channel. What an absolute delight to watch such a technical and perfectionist spinner at work. Taok about goals!

I don't know what it is about this video, but of all of your videos I've been enjoying, this is my 3rd time here 🤣 thank you for making these lovely videos! I have to stop coming back though, or I'll spend my rent on superfine mini combs

I love your channel and hope you publish more videos!

I like your video. I to am a person who doesn't like tossing out usable fiber . I experimented with a extremely dirty bit of fleece . This fleece had good length of fiber at the neck but it was absolutely full of hay and chaff. I broke it apart each lock and brushed it with just a simple slicker dog brush .. the kind that looks like a carder. The long locks looked clean and lovely. I had a tub of gross garbage so I spun it chaff and all and knit a dog bed .. put it in the wash and then the dryer . It felted into a very good dog blanket. This could work for a rug as well. I am not fearful of a little veg now

БЛАГОДАРЮ!!! ❤❤❤

I made a bunch (6 pounds) of semi-worsted two ply which I made into socks. I have socks that are ten years old and show almost no signs of wear and nothing keeps my feet warmer than my homespun yarn. I have tried Lion Brand and other types of commercial wool yarn and nothing compares to my homespun. Fulling material I wove (Ten ends per inch, 36 inches wide) is a pain for sure. I use ordinary dog combs because I haven't done much real fine singles as you showed on the face of the quarter

Thank you for this video! It popped up in my feed at exactly the right time! In August I bought my first spindles. Due to a back injury that’s pretty stubborn I can’t spend a lot of time knitting my beloved lace shawls, and I a friend asked le why I didn’t spin instead. She’s been spinning for years and gave me great advice. Within days I had discovered that supported spindles are more my thing than drop spindles and now I can produce a reasonably consistent lace weight yarn (2-ply). This made my friend laugh as it was exactly as she predicted. A few days ago I bought myself the EEW Nano2 as my home is tiny and my budget even tinier… and the back injury also means nerve damage causing partial loss of functionality in one of my legs. Now that merino combed top seems to work well in my hands I’m hungry for other fibres. Each time I spin, I have a specific lace project in mind and spin the yardage I would need for that project and some extra. I’ve already managed to spin together the yarn needed for several projects and can’t wait to completely finish those! I don’t think I’ll be able to find paco-vicuña where I live but one can dream… for the day I’ve developed your skill at spinning! Seeing how you handle this wonderful fibre helped me a lot. Happy spinning and greetings from Europe!

So helpful, no fuss, simple foolproof care methods, keeping the fleece's integrity the whole time. I like the pre wash rinse in cold water, so much dirt gone allowing the detergents into the greese.

Shopping for combs, Valkrie sent me to your You Tube. I believe the Valkrie comes are right for me. Thank you.

I’ll try this method. Thx

Wet felt it into pet mats or hot pads. Something utilitarian.

Thank you for a wonderful video, I really enjoyed watching you spin and listening to your explanations, which were just what I needed at this point in time!

What weight did you spin this ? I just received my first Romeldale Cvm batt

Wonderful!

I'm a newbie spinner, just began in January '23, I've never processed fiber that requires combs. Mostly buying sliver and roving so far, but was dying to see combs and love anything vicuna! Great video, thanks!!

Thank You and very nice spinning 💕😊

"perfect is the enemy of good"

I am thinking of getting another wheel. What kind of wheel is Matilda? I can't do anything unless I can see it in my mind already completed and this keeps me going.

So relaxing watching you spin and chat 😊 your yarn looks amazing, so neat 😀

I could sit and watch you go through the stages of fleece to fibre all day 😄 Its s so helpful when you are taking your first baby steps into this stunning craft. x

OMG What a fabulous video 😀Will definitely be using your method. Thank you so much for taking the time to show us newbies how to do it properly. Will you be making anymore videos?

Thanks for a brilliant video. I love washing wool also. We have muddy fields in western Washington so lots of dirty tips which I have been known to soak for a week in rainwater. Since I use only rainwater I heat on an outside double burner camp stove with large canning kettles. I'm washing Romeldale right now so I'm letting it sit until lukewarm. I skim off any lanolin before taking out. Love your drying racks. You have done another great video. Thanks so much!

Still love the artful combing with your fluid movements. It's been quite a while since I last watched and glad that your video came up on my feed. Very enjoyable to watch. Very close to how I comb.

thank you.

Respect the fleece.

Sensational videos!😎🤙 I got my 1st fleece ever. Free. Way Dirty . But wow in a bucket of Dawn and hot tap water it went from yellow to white in the 1st wash. I did 2 more washes then 1 rinse. But its wet and I think I felted it. What characteristics are felted wool? My grandmother used to sew wool into blankets for winter. She would create a dinner roll type shape with material then stuff each pocket with wool. I'd love to try it now.

Beautiful illustration of your passion.

Hi Kimberly, you helped me look at a Corriedale fleece yesterday at thr CFF and we talked about combing the fiber. This was an outstanding video for technique, thank you so much. It was also really helpful to see how you are organizing the various stages of prep and I love the table set up. Thank you for sharing!🧶 Cher

Can you put the cloud on a blending board to make rolags that way? I don't have a drum Carder

I'm so glad I found your channel. I love these videos especially the ones of you just spinning. You are so good at spinning perfect laces. I hope you do more videos soon. I'd love to see more spinning videos even if you don't talk. I just enjoy watching your technique. It's like magic.

I really appreciate you asking about the shearer! They are such an integral part to everything!

Great video! I am a needle felter and I just bought natural Romney fleece for the first time. I am wanting to preserve the integrity of the locks to used them for gnome hair and beards. You were talking about using something called powder or power scaler? Can you please tell me what that is?

Subscribed...I am greatly in favor of not wasting any of the fiber off of combs. Love your technique..jenny

I love your philosophy on many things!

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THANK YOU for your excellent videos! I am getting back to my spinning this year starting today! I actually found a pair of combs yesterday. Still wrspped and packing slip said 2012. With the aid of your videos and the enthusiasm you have for them I will be combing this week!