Sunday, November 28, 2010

Carding Cotton & Angora



Cotton plant
My sister-in-law owns an urban rabbitry called Lilac Haven in Westerville, OH.  She brought some of her angora and some cotton that she grew in her backyard to card and see what we could produce for her to spin.  I have a Duncan electric carding machine that I love.  I was worried that the fibers would be too short but much to both of our surprise it turned out beautifully!! By the time I got out of bed this morning she had already sent me pic's and had spun it. 
Carding cotton and angora
Very soft batt
Hand spun cotton and angora

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