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eBookGuide to Processing Wool: How to Wash, Card and Comb Wool | Free eBookThese instructions on how to wash, and then comb or card your wool should make the process of preparing raw wool for spinning easy and fun.
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- Page 86including Suri! • Hand-made Table Slide • Glides for Easy Use • Hand-made Picker Comb • 1,300 Hand-sharpened Picking Points • Large Tub to Catch the Fibers • Stained
- Page 97step for commercial combed top is to lash bundles of wool staples onto the combs and start the process of transferring fiber from comb to comb until all the short bits have been left behind. This has generally
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Combing: A Spinner's Guide eBook

With this collection of articles from top contributors, you'll learn about different combing methods and equipment to help you gain confidence hand-combing your fibers.

VideoFor All Access membersCombing FiberCombing wool produces the most wonderfully organized, fluffy, silky fiber imaginable. In this workshop, Robin Russo covers the basics and much, much more.

eBookGuide to Wool Combing and Carding | Free eBookThis free guide provides expert tips on using hand carders, wool combs, and drumcarders to prepare your wool fiber for spinning.

VideoFor All Access membersGetting Started with Wool CombsLearn how to comb with confidence and transform fleece into high-quality top, ready for spinning into beautiful yarns.

AuthorJennifer Miller ComstockJennifer Miller Comstock spins and knits in the beautiful Pacific Northwest, where it is (delightfully) sweater weather all year. She earned degrees in Architecture and Fiber Arts at the University of Washington, and now works at a small law firm as an office assistant. You can find her knitting designs, and more Stone Soup skeins, on Ravelry as otterness.

PatternFor subscribersAll the Colors of the WindCombine planned pooling and clasped weft to create your own stunning design!

ArticleCoordinating Handpaints: The No-Frill Method to a Cohesive Spinning MashupDiscover combo spinning to create unique and colorful yarn.

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ArticleCrepe and Shape | Article PDF + WIFLearn how one author combined energized handspun cotton singles with a doubleweave structure to create a ribbing effect in her elastic woven fabrics.

PatternFor All Access membersLatvian Fingerless MittsColorwork and Latvian mitten techniques combine in these stunning fingerless mitts.

ArticleFor subscribersOne-Pot Magic: Surprising Natural-Dye RainbowsLearn the "one-pot" method that combines multiple dyestuffs for fun, multicolor effect.

PatternFor All Access membersAutumn Jewel ScarfThree fabric weights and many colors combine to make up the plaid in this stunning diversified plain weave scarf.

Chart/IllustrationFor subscribersRetro Botanical Crewelwork Tote - Coloring Page OnlyUse colored pencils to try out color combinations of these botanical motifs (including a beautiful clematis flower).

VideoFor All Access membersOverdyeing with Natural DyesJust as primary colors—blue, red, and yellow—combine to produce the rest of the color wheel, natural dyes can be combined and modified to produce the full color palette.

VideoFor All Access membersColor Works for SpinnersIn Color Works For Spinners, Deb Menz will introduce color into your fiber world unlike anything else you've seen before. With a solid base of color theory that includes hue, value, and saturation, you'll be blending color combinations in no time.

eBookFor All Access membersSpinner's Questions with Rita Buchanan eBookMaster spinner Rita Buchanan approaches the craft with analysis, pragmatism, and extensive experience, and in this eBook, you'll find a wealth of practical advice and food for thought.

Page 45Leicester fleeces allow for diverse uses. Kate loves to comb her Border Leicester fleeces for worsted spinning, as in the white yarn (top). A

Page 64might want to process your own cashmere. If you raise goats and shear or comb them, then you might want to process the fiber, too. By processing your own

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Page 52article requires only two investments beyond your spinning wheel—a good fleece and a dog comb. The result is a worsted yarn spun to any thickness, limited only by your
Page 53spinning. If you find the going tough, take a smaller portion of wool to comb. Trial and error will teach you the maximum amount to grasp for the most

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Page 12of what might be when it finds its potential. The locks pass through the comb and stretch out into roving. The roving passes through my fingers and dances with
Page 83Visit our complete on-line store at: www.carolinahomespun.com Spinning Wheels, Spindles, Looms, Felting Supplies, Fiber, Combs, Carding Equipment, Knitting Supplies & Yarn, Dyes, Books, Videos and MORE! Spring 2005 Show Schedule

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Page 48my Shetland fleece still un- washed, I prepared it lock by lock with a comb and, spinning worsted from the tips, I made a two-ply yarn. I used an
Page 111Washing wool for combing To comb most easily, wool should be squeaky clean. There are several ways to accomplish this,

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Page 39comb is more useful for gently flicking open a fi ne, short-staple fiber. My favorite
Page 68batt off using an empty paper towel tube, rather than pulling with your hands. Combing: Comb gently; avoid slash- ing violently through the fi- ber. Be sure to go from

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