Tumbling & Washing Alpaca Fiber (Fleece)

How to Tumble and Wash your Alpaca Fleece / Alpaca Fiber. To get the accompanying resource, “From Shearing to Yarn: 7 Steps to Processing Your Alpaca Fiber”, sent to your inbox when it’s ready, go to http://butterfieldalpacaranch.com/7-s....

Tumbling and Washing are the 3rd and 4th steps of 7 it takes to make yarn from raw fiber. In this video, I show you how to how to tumble and hand wash your alpaca fleece.

TUMBLING
• Don’t overfill. Allow the fiber to move freely.
• 20 minutes

WASHING (20-30 minutes each step; same water temperature)
• Step 1: hot water only
• Step 2: hot water + mild soap
• Step 3: hot water only
• Step 4: hot water + white vinegar

CREATE YOUR OWN TUMBLER from a non-heating dryer:
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LARGE LINGERIE MESH BAGS used for washing fiber:
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If you are interested in learning more about alpacas and their fiber, check out…
ALPACA OWNERS ASSOCIATION
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