You can weave a beautiful and durable camera strap or gun sling using mohair cord. Here are the directions for making a 28-inch-long strap with 9 strands of 8-ply mohair. If you choose, you can decorate your strap with a design made from 2-ply mohair, three examples are included.
You can use your mohair combing waste or any scrap fiber to make ecofriendly and functional dryer balls. Dryer balls are easy to create and can be used for years to reduce wrinkles and drying time in your laundry. This simple felting project is perfect for beginners interested in fiber arts.
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One way to process your own fiber at home is to utilize wool combs. Wool combs work well for long staple length mohair and help align the fibers while simultaneously removing vegetable matter. The results are beautiful combed top that is perfect for spinning worsted yarn.
You can create beautiful combed top by processing your mohair with wool combs. However, the combing process can be troublesome without a lubricant like combing milk. Here is a recipe for making your own mohair combing milk to cut the frizz and static while using wool combs on your goat fiber.
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After shearing is completed, raw mohair fleece from an Angora goat will need to be scoured. Scouring the fleece removes oil and dirt so that the locks can be used for spinning, weaving, felting, or other projects. Here are two options for washing raw mohair for clean, shiny, usable fiber.
To keep an Angora goat happy and healthy, they should be sheared every six months. The equipment and supplies needed for clipping mohair from an Angora goat are shown and discussed. Techniques for shearing an Angora goat on a stand are illustrated.