[Jacob-list] Karakul Fleece?

[Linda]

I'm a big fan of combing - I have Meck English combs and Lani hand combs.  Guess I'm just not that excited about Karakul - I don't see the "shiny" part with what I've worked with.  I love what I've combed with the longer Jacob fleeces - coarse and not.  

Yep - great weapons!  Between my combs and my big dog, I hardly ever have to use the guns :-)

Linda

 
www.patchworkfibers.com
Registered Jacob Sheep, Angora Rabbits, Handspun Yarn


> How 'bout a about one cent's worth:

> Coarser fleeces will make you a lover of combs. With a little

> practice, you will be spinning shiny worsted. And you will have

> some nice weapons to boot.

>

> Neal

>> ----- Original Message -----

>> From: Linda

>> To: Gotothewhip at aol.com ; jacob-list at jacobsheep.com Sent:

>> Saturday, December 08, 2007 5:48 PM Subject: Re: [Jacob-list]

>> Karakul Fleece?

>>

>>

>> Just my two cents worth (since no one else will give me two cents

>> *smile*), I think a  typical Jacob fleece is way easier to

>> process and spin than a Karakul. There is no crimp or elasticity

>> to Karakul (no "grab") which makes it harder to spin to where it

>> will hold together. You can spin Jacob with hardly any twist and

>> it will make yarn - it's a very forgiving fiber. Ten years or so

>> ago, I bought alot of raw fleece from different breeds to process

>> and spin up just to play with some fibers. Jacob is one of the

>> best beginner's fleece - easy to process and easy to spin.  

>> Unless wool staple length is really short (less than two inches,

>> maybe), it won't have as much to do with ease of spinning as

>> fleece structure. If there's some "bounce/crimp/elasticity" in

>> the staple, there is a natural tendency for the fibers to adhere

>> to each other - they spring back and comingle when you release

>> them onto the bobbin.  If there is no "bounce/crimp/elasticity",

>> you have to put alot of twist to hold it together.  It's like

>> trying to twirl your hair into yarn. A fleece length over 6" can

>> be hard to process on hand cards.  Just try it and see how it

>> goes - you'll learn something (and see why you decided on Jacobs!

>> ).  

>>

>>

>> Linda

>>

>>

>> www.patchworkfibers.com

>> Registered Jacob Sheep, Angora Rabbits, Handspun Yarn

>>

>>

>>> Please remember I am a complete newbie at this....

>>>

>>> I am just getting started spinning processed Jacob Roving....

>>>

>>> Then today at a local craft fair, i bought a white Karakul

>>> fleece , unprocessed for $20 because the seller was talking

>>> about how easy the Karakul is to process yourself and spin...

>>>

>>> I have a set of hand cards, so this may be a good opportunity

>>> to try my own processing, and the staple length is long so it

>>> may indeed be easy to spin...

>>>

>>>

>>> But I need some insight?

>>>

>>> Jennifer Tucker

>>> Moose Mtn. Ranch

>>

>>

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