Tag: spinning yarn

• Spinning Alpaca Fibre

  

  With the fibre processed it is time to move onto spinning our alpaca fibre. As alpaca is soft and airy and has natural drape, I wanted to keep as much of those qualities. For this reason I will spin the fibre into woolen spun. Yarn is spun either worsted or woolen-spun. When spinning worsted you…

• Plying Yarn

  

  Spinning and plying can be quite technical.  Some spinners will measure twist angles and count twists per inch.  My experience has been start out slowly.  You are building your skill set with each yarn you spin.  Don’t get too caught up with all the details when first learning.   This should be enjoyable, not stressful.…