Processing Alpaca- Part 1; Washing, Drying and Picking your Fleece

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Today we are going to start an Alpaca processing journey. This is step one on our way from Alpaca to Sweater!
In this video, we will take the fleece from shearing, and scour, rinse, dry and do the first pick through of the fiber.
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  • @mscarol208
    @mscarol208 Жыл бұрын

    My apologies, I can’t seem to find part 2. Could you help me out? Just found your channel. Loving it.

  • @dshe8637

    @dshe8637

    10 ай бұрын

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  • @doralevitt2879
    @doralevitt287910 ай бұрын

    How I learned to do it 15 years ago when I first learned to spin was, after the first soak I would gently squeeze the water and make sure that the temp of the first bath your taking it out of is the same temp of the clean water your putting it in to and the same thing for the third rinse if it needs it. Then id lay out a few layers of paper towels and carefully roll the fiber in it, then gently squeeze the water until most of it is out. When laying out the fiber to dry, it's better to tease the locks out when you first lay them out for more ventilation, and this way it will take less drying time. As the fiber dries and there's still some locks that are damp, I'd keep teasing them open so they completely dry. Because alpaca, llama, vicuna and other camelid fibers are more full of dust and dirt than lanolin, the water doesn't have to be as super hot as if your doing a sheep fleece which it needs hotter water to get the grease out, but some people like spinning partially greasy fleeces anyway- just my two cents.🤗💖🌹 Oh- can you please tell me where you got your drying baskets from? Thank you!

  • @sandijones4132
    @sandijones41328 ай бұрын

    Looking for part 2

  • @jeannieteaallaboutyarnknit3564
    @jeannieteaallaboutyarnknit35642 жыл бұрын

    This is really nice. I like how you went threw this process. So awesome that you are in NB. Still watching.. Hhave a wonderful day. 💕

  • @cherylsmith5307
    @cherylsmith5307 Жыл бұрын

    Fascinating! Thank you.

  • @lorrainewatkins8922
    @lorrainewatkins89222 жыл бұрын

    Very informative. Love your videos!

  • @virginiahammill8037
    @virginiahammill8037 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for posting. I was just given fleece from 2 alpaca and am looking forward to washing and carding and hopefully learning to spin the fleece.

  • @Costigan.soprano
    @Costigan.soprano9 ай бұрын

    Thank you for this - really helpful for someone new who knows very little. Because I’m in the uk and it’s raining half the time is it possible to dry this in another way? I’ve tried inside but it’s a bit too cold and is taking a long time to dry!

  • @GrizzyLemming

    @GrizzyLemming

    2 ай бұрын

    I've seen electric clothes airers suggested, the ones that are heated and have a cover - I've been thinking about getting one myself. I'm in Scotland so appreciate the struggle with damp weather!

  • @mscscottage1277
    @mscscottage12772 жыл бұрын

    Ms C here... Very interesting. I have an acquaintance who owns several alpaca and I have never seen this part of the process...

  • @suricatacrafts1754

    @suricatacrafts1754

    2 жыл бұрын

    I enjoyed doing it! So far, I love each part of the process!!

  • @LorenDraws
    @LorenDraws2 ай бұрын

    I just bought some alpaca fleece to eventually use for spinning… it has a lot more visible VM than yours does … should I pick out all this very visible VM before washing? Or just go straight to washing then picking after like your video shows

  • @dshe8637
    @dshe863710 ай бұрын

    I just got some alpaca fleeces and put them into wash. I should have sorted, picked and shaken them first. It took far too many hot washes to get the water clearer and I now have a mixture of fibre and washed straw😒

  • @AlineRobinson-ce4gi
    @AlineRobinson-ce4gi6 ай бұрын

    Part 2?

  • @careywilliams161
    @careywilliams161 Жыл бұрын

    Great video! Thanks for sharing ❤ Where did you get those drying racks? Those are great!

  • @suricatacrafts1754

    @suricatacrafts1754

    Жыл бұрын

    Hi Carey! Thanks! I love working with Alpaca! I bought these "Herb Drying Racks" on Amazon. I love that they Zip shut, to keep bug out and fibre in. Also that they collapse down to nothing, really.

  • @Amy-sc8un
    @Amy-sc8un3 ай бұрын

    Where can I find part 2

  • @lbdental1466
    @lbdental14668 ай бұрын

    Can you Save Fiber that filtred under washing

  • @patportran4683
    @patportran46839 ай бұрын

    Is there a part 2??

  • @oogabooga590
    @oogabooga5903 ай бұрын

    lovely video. Background music made it hard to hear your words

  • @Hielancoo
    @Hielancoo6 ай бұрын

    Sheep do have fleece you know 🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑

  • @sandraegger7701
    @sandraegger770111 ай бұрын

    The music is very distracting so I stopped watching

  • @patriciakoenig3966
    @patriciakoenig39662 ай бұрын

    Where did you get the netted hanging drying bags please.

  • @sparks.speaks
    @sparks.speaks29 күн бұрын

    Part 2?

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