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Post by viltmaaraan on Oct 21, 2016 14:25:03 GMT
Whom has ever worked with goat angora/mohair? I bought some because I thought that would be nice, but the real soft angora is from a rabbit. The 'wool', no it is not wool, it is hair, that the reason why it lost so many hair with spinning. Difficult to spin, so I made rolags. You better make a mixed bat of goat angora and sheep wool. Later I expierenced with felting, angora as underground then dyed sheepwool as background and animals of marino. Well, the angora came through all the layers and my animals were evacuated !!  I 'll use the angora as a sandwich, maybe that is the best solution . Have anyone of you idea's ? |
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Post by Pandagirl on Oct 21, 2016 16:26:09 GMT
I've worked with mohair locks, but only as an embellishment. They were kind of wiry. Sorry to hear about your experience, but that's how we learn.
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Post by lyn on Oct 21, 2016 19:39:27 GMT
I worked with it once before I realised how soft it was - I used it as a contrast band running round a vessel, but because it was so soft it collapsed!
Would it be good in garments perhaps? Or, as you thought, a sandwich layer with other wool.
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Post by luvswool and dyestuff on Oct 22, 2016 14:43:11 GMT
Angora is difficult. I had a small bunch which I used as part of a pet portrait in felt. I combined it with other natural fibers. I am not a spinner but imagine that would be difficult, since angora is so soft and also short fibered.
Mohair locks add beautiful texture to felt. I have also used commercial mohair yarn in weaving, just a bit.
Keep experimenting!
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Post by Shepherdess on Oct 23, 2016 1:39:32 GMT
It is confusing when they call them angora goats but their fiber is called mohair. I hate the stuff . I have a mohair sweater. It is the itchiest thing I have ever worn. You can't put anything under it or you would be way to hot.
Angora rabbit is very very soft. Cashmere form cashmere goats is also very soft. I haven't used either in felting but I have felt the fiber someone was spinning and it was great. Qiviut is the softest thing I have ever felt.
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Post by viltmaaraan on Oct 24, 2016 11:25:11 GMT
I will never buy that again, with felting it comes through all the other fibers. I read somewhere they use it for ski's, when walking up the hill, you can put a kind of soal under the ski wich is made of such as goat angora, because it is very strong.
The hair I have is not very soft as real angora of a rabbit.
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Post by zed on Oct 25, 2016 11:15:23 GMT
Yeah, I've used Mohair and Angora goat locks. There are different types, some have soft curly locks, some have longer, coarser wavy locks. And just to be confusing often, the same animal which produces the baby mohair locks will produce the less curly, coarser wavy locks when it's older, and I've seen those described as 'Angora goat locks. The coarser locks can pull loose too. Softer baby mohair will migrate through, partly because it is soft, and partly because it is curly. Use it for a curly cobweb or surface feature. Tess here has Angora goats, hopefully she can tell you more. My Angora goat locks:  Angora locks by zedster01, on Flickr Mohair locks (not baby mohair): feltingandfiberstudio.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/mohair1.jpg |
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Post by viltmaaraan on Nov 2, 2016 8:47:11 GMT
Hi Zed, I have seen the site of Tess, she makes wonderfull bags of goatmohair ! Really lovely. I dyied some of the mohair and it turns out very well , is seems like the loose ends sticks a bit better together in the bunch. Now i don't know what to do: to spin or to felt ? What should you girls advice me? See the pics here: goo.gl/photos/jQSgT3e3CUnFcc7C6( I 'll put pics in Flickr , but am strugling with that program, maybe because of the device.) |
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Post by zed on Nov 2, 2016 9:09:31 GMT
That looks coarser than my soft mohair, but softer than those Angora locks pictured above. Do you have much? Personally, I'd save it for a suitable project, like cobwebby or curly felt. This is a piece I made with Wensleydale, mohair, angora, suri alpaca (which felts similarly to the Angora) and Huacaya alpaca:  curly locks by zedster01, on Flickr Do you have a use for it if you spin it? |
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Post by viltmaaraan on Nov 2, 2016 9:41:00 GMT
I have the wool of a mother and her "child", it is quite a difference when washed or not.
If I spin it, I would like to knit a cardigan or sweater but some told me it is very ichy, so....
Maybe better try and make a little bag .
At the moment I am experimenting with it, I want to make some eco-prints on white angora with leaves...so let see what happens.
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Post by MTRuth on Nov 2, 2016 16:04:49 GMT
Do let us know how it turns out!
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Post by viltmaaraan on Nov 4, 2016 15:44:20 GMT
Zed, I put a new photo in the album: goo.gl/photos/jQSgT3e3CUnFcc7C6I carded the wool after Dyeing and it became wonderful, just hair of an angel, you wouldn't believe it !! Still don't know what to do with it...;( |
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Post by zed on Nov 6, 2016 11:53:53 GMT
It seems to work well for the printing!  |
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Post by viltmaaraan on Nov 6, 2016 13:14:46 GMT
It seems to work well for the printing! I didn't use this goat angora for the printing but just real sheepswool. |
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