29th January 2026: Session 7 - Carding and spinning

Following fleece washing after the previous session, it was time to card and spin. Fellow LoLass Julie gave a demonstration of combing to remove short cuts from fleece before members carded fleece into rolags.




Group members moved on to learning how to spin with drop spindles, starting to create their own yarn.



At the end of the session more raw fleece was taken for washing and all the drop spindles went to different homes for the next few weeks to be practised with. 


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