How to Spin Yarn from Alpaca - Washing the Fiber

Let's learn how to spin yarn from alpaca! I'll show you how I wash Dalma the alpaca's fiber and get it ready to spin into yarn on my spinning wheel. This is the first video in a 5 part series that shows you every step of hand processing alpaca from raw fiber to yarn!

Watch the other videos in the series here-

#2 Carding the Alpaca youtu.be/WpI_IX1qONs
#3 Spinning the Alpaca youtu.be/YjUm5CBQ3kM
#4 Plying the Alpaca youtu.be/Ic7lv-LC1vg
#5 Finishing the Alpaca youtu.be/xDjbJXgG9Io


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I am spinning this huacaya alpaca blanket from an alpaca named “Dalma” for her owner, Susan. Since so many people are curious about how to process an alpaca blanket (“fleece” is the term for sheep wool and “blanket” is the term for alpaca fiber) I am recording the whole process. I left out the part of the process where I split the blanket in half and weigh each portion, half for Susan and half for me. I cut it out of the video because it was pretty boring watching the scale move by half an ounce up and down for 10 minutes. I did want to mention it though because it is an important part of the process, especially when spinning for a contract. For this video series, I will only be working with Susan’s half. I haven’t decided what to do with my portion yet. Any ideas? Leave me a comment!

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