I was looking forward to spinning some llama fleece. This involved taking the shorn fleece and cleaning out any vegetable matter. Then the fleece is washed by hand, dried in the sun and fed through a carding machine twice. The result is rolags which are used for spinning.
Usually you try to spin the fleece with an even thickness and twist, but this time I wanted to try to get a more rustic feel. So one strand was spun thinly and the other thicker. When I plied the two together the thicker one wrapped around the thin one and every 20cm or so I made a knot.
To complete the knitted product, I'll have to start the process all over again .......
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