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Image 1 — My Lincoln Longwool fleece is all spun up!
Image 2 — My Lincoln Longwool fleece is all spun up!
Image 3 — My Lincoln Longwool fleece is all spun up!
Image 4 — My Lincoln Longwool fleece is all spun up!
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My Lincoln Longwool fleece is all spun up!

This was an approximately 1.7 lb Lincoln Longwool fleece I bought off Facebook from a farm in Minnesota. I separated out the locks by color, scoured, combed, and spun them.

They’re spun to about fingering weight. I got about 108 yards of black, 460 yards of grey, and 722 yards of silver. It’s about 1 lb of yarn, so I lost a bit less than ¾ of a pound in grease, dirt, and combing waste (some of which I’ll card/comb again and reclaim).

u/Mackerel_Blue — 7 hours ago
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Drum Carder TPI for Sheep Fleece

So I am researching myself in circles and need input from people with more knowledge than me. I have 4 fleeces in my apartment that need carding. I’ve decided to buy a brother drum carder, but I’m stuck on TPI.

I’m between the 72, the 90, and the 120. I was considering the 90, but I’m wondering if it’s better for me to buy the 72 and then the 120 additional drum at a later date (I would be able to afford this in another couple months). Relevant considerations:

  1. I primarily deal with medium wools and long wools, but will eventually want to card alpaca and merino. Current fleeces that need processing are Icelandic, California Red, Romney, and Llama.

  2. Not currently into art batts, but might move that way into the future.

  3. I would like to be able to blend in cat and dog fur.

Please help, I’m about 30 seconds from pulling out my eyebrow hairs one by one.

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u/Mackerel_Blue — 1 day ago