Pacific Wool and Fiber

How to use Louet Mini Wool Combs Filling the comb Lash locks of wool onto the tines of one comb. Flip locks so that butt ends catch tines. Fill whole width of comb with two rows of locks. Caution: Be aware of pointed tines of combs. Keep away from children. Combing Comb gently by entering tips of locks with tines of empty comb. Swing moving comb left to right, so wool flips back over head of comb, where it won't tangle on subsequent strokes. No preliminary teasing required, unless wool is badly matted. Notice that all wool is being transferred to moving comb. Most will fluff out, but some will still be clumped together at this stage. When finished first pass, stationary comb only holds cuts and trash, which should be removed. Second pass Switch combs. Filled comb becomes stationary and empty comb becomes moving one in your right hand. Before proceeding, use tips of empty comb's tines to pull the wool away from head of loaded comb. When wool is partway up tines, you won't jam against the head and combing goes easier. As before, the shorter fibers remain on stationary comb, while longer fibers transfer to moving comb. Make some more combing passes till wool is smooth and aligned to make a sliver. Making a sliver Gently stroke wool to a point. Pinch the end, pull wool from comb. You also can spin straight off comb by drawing fibers from loaded comb. Tie comb with a string to your waist band.
1. Clamp stationary comb onto table top. Take lock of wool and lash onto tines. Flip locks so that butt ends catch tines. Fill whole width of comb. Bring two or three more rows of locks till about halfway up tines.	2. Comb with hand comb in horizontal position from right to left. Enter tips of wool with tines of hand comb, so wool flips over head of comb where it won't tangle on subsequent strokes.
3. Notice that almost all wool is being transferred to hand comb. Most will fluff out, but some will be clumped together at this stage. After completing first pass, stationary comb will hold only second cuts and trash. Remove.	4. Comb wool back onto stationary comb by moving filled hand comb in horizontal position from top to bottom along pointing-up tines of stationary comb. Repeat move till all wool comes back on stationary comb. Make two or more combing passes till wool is smooth & aligned. Shorter fibers remain on comb, longer fibers transfer.
5. To make sliver, all wool must be on stationary comb when you start to pull sliver. Gently stroke all wool to point, pinch end, and pull wool from the comb. You may also spin straight off the comb. Louet Mini Wool Combs are considered a "hand held" or "viking style" wool comb. With a little bit of practice wool combing is easy and fast. Since it also removes the noils, second cuts and vegetable matter, wool combs offer a fast way to obtain a fine spinning wool top. Louet Mini Wool Combs are lightweight and easy to use.