Carding

Tried to card some ultra crimpy BFL to be spun into sweater yarn, just wouldn't work, the fiber was breaking into such short neps it couldn't hold together to feed into the roving twister.I knew that was going to happen.When fiber has such a springy tight crimp carders stretch it when it rolls over the drums and it breaks into short neps,UGH! Scratch that, ran some purple BFL with a multi dyed kid first clip mohair fleece.The purple wasn't as tightly crimped and ran great. Will use the blue for felting or hand carding, or sometimes I can pick it up and spin curly yarn.The weather is promising this weekend so I will try to get started shearing the sheep.It will be a challenge to load Squirt's flock on the trailer and bring them home from the mother-in-law farm, the bridge is out between here and there, so we'll have to go around on the highway.I think they will be glad to be back at the home farm.