Last post I presented the various types of angora I have in my stall – now it is time to make a controlled experiment to see how the different types react under wear and tear.
I decided to spin a series of singles, ply them with the same colour of shetland wool (very ligth fawn-grey-ish), and then the plan is to knit a modular scarf.
The first difference precented itself during the spinning process. With the yarn wound around the bobbin, you can easily see the amount of “fluff” sticking out, against the end of bobbin:
spun satin
spun type 1. the wool in the background is the one i used for plyeing these angora.
spun type 2. Note the absence of fluffy guard hairs!
You can already here see the difference in fluffyness.
After spinning, plyeing, washing and not least, drying in a dryer for 10 minutes (hot), when the yarn is almost dry, this adds statics to the fiber and make them stand straight out. Besides, any loose fibers get caught in the filter of your dryer, and is a good way to check if your yarn will shed.
It came out like this:
From left, type one, type 2 and sating. pure shetland is lying across.
and close ups:
Angora type 1
Angora type 2
angora satin
All that remains now is to knit the scarf, and see how it wears. I will make a report on it in a while.
Should you be interested in trying these types of angora for your self – contact me and get a list of what is available.
