That would be wonderful.
We have all huacaya, not sure if I like the larger size of the suri.
We have processed by hand a little bit of fleece.
For the life of me, I can’t get all the vegetable matter out of the stuff no mater how much I pick. We did a little washing and carding etc, and that’s the end of it. None of us have the coordination to spin...yet!
I am determined. I think my roves are a little too dense...oh well, that’s the fun of it!! Play and learn. Some of the folks on YouTube doing their spinning are just amazing.
Suris can get big, that’s for sure. I know what you mean about youtube - I’ve learned most of what I know from watching and freeze-framing videos lol
I don’t think there’s any way to get all veg stuff out other than to keep the barn and animals clean for a week or two prior to shearing. The mills get it clean but it’s at the expense of fiber quality - too much handling. I pull bedding as soon as there’s no chance of frost and transfer them to a dry pasture for the week before shearing so they can roll in the dirt and dislodge as much as possible. I use bags with larger holes and use a rinse tub that holds twice as much water as the wash tub so nothing is crowded and after pulling the bag out, I’ll turn it top side down and slowly dip it again and that gets a little more out. And I’m still flicking odd bits!
so, anyway, how I learned how to make roving. First is machine carding using a (too) small machine - and she’s right, don’t put the fiber thru the small drum at all. And then a video of how to pull roving right off the card drum. I prefer manual machines around kids. And another video that shows how to make rolags/rologs instead of roving, which is just another presentation that you might find easier to use (start drafting from a pinch of the outside top of the end of the roll, not the middle part of the end).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uJzWKLupug
(skip to 3 min in) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PKAyLQKm0k
(skip to 8 min in) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKNBFWZEFQU