Spinning Art Yarn with Suri Alpaca Locks

Lately I have been spinning a lot of my Suri locks into an art yarn.  The core I am using is a fingering alpaca yarn.  First step is I wash my locks.  I don't pick them or flick them, I just grab a handful and start spinning.  I did a little video so you can see what I do. I am spinning on my Spinolution Echo Wheel with a 16 oz bobbin.  

As you can see the yarn is a little kinky from spinning the fibers around the core yarn.  In the next video I spin the opposite direction over another core yarn. As I am spinning I push up the locks to get a double coiled and balanced yarn. 

That is all there is to spinning this coiled yarn. I will then skein and wash the yarn.  I use this type of yarn in my Alpaca Art Cowl knitting and in my Saori weaving. I find spinning art  yarns a lot of fun.

Alpaca Suri Art Yarn

$44.00

All natural white suri locks corespun on cotton. Another soft and squishy yarn. Use as an accent yarn in a cowl or weaving. Buy this with another handspun or mill spun yarn and I will give you my art cowl pattern. Apprx. 4 oz-21 ft

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