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DROP SPINDLES
*Types of Drop Spindles
How To Make A Drop Spindle
Making Yarn With A Drop Spindle 

SPINNING WHEELS
Styles of Spinning Wheels
Parts Of The Spinning Wheel
*How The Spinning Wheel Works
* Adjusting The Wheel's Tension
*Drive Ratios & Twist

HANDSPINNING TECHNIQUES
Preparing To Spin 
Basic Handspinning Techniques 
Adding On More Fiber 
Spinning Woollen and Worsted Yarn
*Making A Skein With A Niddy Noddy
* "Setting In The Twist" Of Handspun Yarn
*Navajo Plying 

FIBER INFORMATION
Alpaca 
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Llama 
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Silk
Wool 

WOOL PREPARATION
How to Wash Your Fleece
How to Use Hand Carders 
How to Use a Drum Carder
How to Use Dutch Combs
How to Use Mini-Combs
Using a Diz

DYEING INFORMATION
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Natural Plant Dyeing
Mordants
Natural Dyeing: Helpful Tips
Dyeing with Gaywool Dyes

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Fiber Types

Alpaca

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Alpaca

Characteristics:

  • Natural, Animal Fiber
  • Lightweight, Soft
  • Luxurious
  • Very durable
  • Hand-washable or dry-cleanable
  • Little static, no pilling
  • Dyes well
  • Blends extremely well with other fibers

    End Uses:
    Alpaca is a very versatile fiber often used to make apparel such as, dresses, blouses, skirts, jackets, pants, pants, scarves, ties. Miscellaneous items include: curtains, draperies, upholstery.



    TYPES OF ALPACA

    Suri - wool has long straight fibers with no crimp. The fibers are silky, very fine and very soft. There is a wide variety in the color of the fiber such as, white, fawn, golden, reddish brown, grays, dark brown, and black. Suri Alpaca fiber is ideal for making soft loftier yarns for knitting. It can also be used for felting.



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