Short fiber—in spinning a short fiber, you need 1. Patience!! 2. A well prepared fiber 3. Wheel in good opening function—that’s all you need to produce a useful yarn. I’ve been spinning brown, green, white cotton for years. It wasn’t easy to get the hang of twist in this lovely very short fiber—I lost my cool several times until I visited with Acadian spinners while living in Louisiana. Never heard of brown cotton before—Acadians learned to use this fiber because there was plenty of brown cotton; useful due to it’s natural color—many textiles were woven with brown cotton intermingled with indigo dyed cotton and white.
Just because a fiber is short in length, doesn't mean it can't be spun. Here is a video presented by two of my Louisiana Acadian spinners/weavers. Their knowledge is well rounded to give you an insight to this important craft. Watch and enjoy!
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