Lynn writes: <<I've tried just gripping the lock at the base, and pulling the tips out of the lock, but there is only a small difference in the lengths of the 2 types of wool, so I am missing at least half of the coarse wool. >>
In case you don't have combs, another method for separating the two coats is to use a flick card or hand card. Hold the card firmly with one hand, teeth up. Hold the tip of the lock in your other hand, trying not to catch any of the short fibers, but hold the long ones very firmly. Starting near the cut end, draw the lock through the teeth of the card. Depending on the overall length of the undercoat, you may have to repeat this a few times per lock, drawing more of the length of the lock through the teeth each time. You'll have the longer fibers left in your hand, the shorter ones in the card. They can then be removed and reprocessed as desired. Holly To stop mail temporarily mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: set nomail To restore send: set mail
