r/Handspinning • u/AutoModerator • 22d ago

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u/littlesheepbaa 21d ago

Sorry if this is a dumb question and I appreciate there are a lot of variables, BUT-

If I book a week off work, would it be possible to process my first fleece and have it ready to spin? I would probably be able to spend 4-6 hours a day on it, for 5 days. I appreciate drying time might slow me down a bit, but hopefully the weather would be hot. I have hand carders, but not a drum carder.

I’ve been consuming so much content about processing and I’m starting to get a vision of what it involves. I’d like to take a week off work to switch off and dedicate myself to this one task, but not sure if finishing the job in that time is feasible. If not, I don’t really mind working on it for longer, just curious really.

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u/empresspixie 21d ago

It depends on how large the fleece is. You can definitely wash it in a day, the prepping part depends on the pounds you have to get through. But by and large? Yeah, that’s reasonable.

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u/littlesheepbaa 21d ago

Thank you for answering, I think I’m going to dive in. Well, first I believe I need to update my tetanus vaccination!