Lichen - Alpaca/Cormo, natural colored gray base - it's all about hand spinning yarn

Natural colored gray Cormo wool, fine grade Alpaca, dyed in the wool CVM x Merino locks all carded together into a fine blend of fibers for hand spinning yarn or for felted creations. 

A limited number of four ounce bags are currently in stock at this unbelievable price due to some carding issues creating neps with the fine fibers of this blend. The fine fibers combined with the off speed of the carding mill caused some neps in the prep. These neps do not affect the fiber condition but it can be a noticeable distraction during handspinning. 

Lichen is an amazing, soft Alpaca/Wool blend that spins/felts into a heathered gray/green base with warm tones of golden rust highlights in the yarn or material!

Spinners accustomed to commercial combed top, which can be dense and require significant predrafting, will likely find this carded preparation easy to spin. Carded cloud is made by feeding washed wool (and other fibers) into a carding mill that opens up the locks, removes vegetable matter and passes it through several carding rollers that card/comb the fibers but does not align the fibers parallel as in combed top. The wool you spin directly from this cloud will make a beautiful woolen yarn the same as is spun from wool roving or batts.
All animal fibers contained in this blend are sustainably raised by local shepherds, washed with mild, eco friendly soap and carded into a beautiful carded cloud at Dakota Carding & Wool Co.

Handwashable & Local

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