Paws 2 Spindle
@Paws2Spindle@sunny.garden  路  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

Time to talk about my new combs!

In a previous post, I teased that I got some combs from Bam Fiber Works as an alternative to carding Oni the Tibetan Mastiff's long fur. I've been testing them out, and so far, it's bee really good!

But first: a bit of a clean. I took half of the darkest bin of fur (what remained after the original 7oz drum carding test) and split it into half, which I then put into a laundry bag and washed. By luck, my random selection on Amazon returned laundry bags that perfectly fit the cement mixing trough that I've been using for washing/fixing fiber already!

I gave the fiber a good soak with mild agitation, rinse, and then took the whole back outside to dry in the sun and breeze.

The result is... a bit more matted than I'd hoped. But it's salvageable. I can pull it apart into clumps, then load it onto the combs for standard combing passes before pulling off into a sliver. It smells nicer, albeit with still a strong doggy scent. I have yet to decide if washing is worth it...

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#spinning#HandSpun @spinning

Combing the fiber from the previous photos. There is a large comb, tines pointed upward, affixed to the edge of a coffee table, with a large brown mass of fluffy Tibetan Mastiff fiber affixed to it. Another comb sits on the side, currently not in use. Between is a clump of discard fiber, also brown, but more fuzzy and fluffy than the orderly strands attached to the first comb. On the ground to the right, the remainder of the washed fiber sits, waiting to be combed, in a flat mat.
Combing the fiber from the previous photos. There is a large comb, tines pointed upward, affixed to the edge of a coffee table, with a large brown mass of fluffy Tibetan Mastiff fiber affixed to it. Another comb sits on the side, currently not in use. Between is a clump of discard fiber, also brown, but more fuzzy and fluffy than the orderly strands attached to the first comb. On the ground to the right, the remainder of the washed fiber sits, waiting to be combed, in a flat mat.
Combing the fiber from the previous photos. There is a large comb, tines pointed upward, affixed to the edge of a coffee table, with a large brown mass of fluffy Tibetan Mastiff fiber affixed to it. Another comb sits on the side, currently not in use. Between is a clump of discard fiber, also brown, but more fuzzy and fluffy than the orderly strands attached to the first comb. On the ground to the right, the remainder of the washed fiber sits, waiting to be combed, in a flat mat.
The washed fiber in the previous two photos, now dry, is partially removed from the laundry bag onto the top of a coffee table. To the right, a bin of the original fiber, unwashed. The washed fiber is a bit of a rectangular mat, while the unwashed fiber is more fluffy.
The washed fiber in the previous two photos, now dry, is partially removed from the laundry bag onto the top of a coffee table. To the right, a bin of the original fiber, unwashed. The washed fiber is a bit of a rectangular mat, while the unwashed fiber is more fluffy.
The washed fiber in the previous two photos, now dry, is partially removed from the laundry bag onto the top of a coffee table. To the right, a bin of the original fiber, unwashed. The washed fiber is a bit of a rectangular mat, while the unwashed fiber is more fluffy.