Round #2 of Tibetan Mastiff fiber prep testing!
As before, I started out combing out clumps to get the best aligned fibers possible and set aside the rest. The first photo here shows the staple length of what I'm working with. MUCH longer than husky!
Instead of using the brush to push the fiber down into the blending board (my technique with clouds of husky fluff), I dragged these combed bits down the tines to keep the fibers straight and aligned and only used the brush to push it deeper. I also worked deliberately from the bottom up, to facilitate removal. (I'm surprised I hadn't figured this out earlier!)
Then I took the discards and carded them to align the fibers (which worked surprisingly well) and then used the same drag technique to add them to the blending board.
The result: two new rolags to test spinning!
The source of the fluff can be revealed!
This is Oni being relieved of shed fur by @foxfeather. Such an absolute fluffmonster!
I'm told that she's not even done shedding her winter coat! There may be MORE fur to come.
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Check out this gorgeous fiber!
I was recently gifted a bag of fur shed from Oni, a Tibetan Mastiff owned by @foxfeather and @mbala. This is going to be SO different to spin than the much shorter husky fur I've been working with.
I absolutely love the parts where dark inner fur turns into a fiery orange at the tip, all in the same strand! I'd love to work out some combination of fiber prep and spinning that keeps the dark end towards the core, wrapped by the orange tips, so that if any bloom/halo develops, it prefers the orange end.
Thoughts? Suggestions?
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