What I came to realise is that mohair is extremely slippery to spin. Even more than the alpacas from the last two logs. The tension needs to be low, or it will fly out of your hands very quickly. And I mean veeeeery quickly. You won’t see it happen lol.

So I had to go slowly. Start slow, build up to a normal speed, and give it just a little extra twist compared to normal wool. Once I found that rhythm, it worked. I was able to draft with very long movements and a big separation between my hands. I could easily tell that the fibres were looooong, so I did go veeeery thin in some areas of the singles to test it out, and yea, it’s very enjoyable to be able to spin that thin. But in general I would say I spun a medium weight yarn. I spun it on my Ashford Kiwi into a 2-ply yarn.

The result: around 60 grams and roughly 110 metres. Lustrous, with that soft mohair halo, and a lot of drape. For next time, I need to try it thinner and maybe 3-ply? I also want to try a more woollen drafting technique and preparation, cuz this was a combed top. So we will see.