Article Info

Article Title
Prep It! Washing and Smoothing a Short Fiber
Author
Mary Egbert
Issue date
Autumn 2024
Issue number
46
Issue topic
Alpaca
Description
Described how the author prepped some short-staple cria (the first clip from an alpaca) to be used for the earrings project (in this issue). She blended the alpaca fiber with other short-stapled luxury fibers and explains how to blend these short fibers using a drum carder.
Article topic list
alpaca, blending, drum carding, prep it