Yes, you can work with a fiber processing business to get the right diameter
to your roving. I recently went through this process because I wanted to
get a thick roving for painting. Some mills are more locked in than others
in their production process. I spoke with Yolo in CA, and they are able
I think what you are looking for is Pin Drafted fiber. Processors who have
spinneries take the carded roving and then put it through a pin drafter
several times to produce a very consistent roving that goes on to the
spinner.
As to whether or not to reprocess rovings, it can be done, but it depen
The quick answer is yes, but the truth is that is hard to do! A lot depends
on the machine and the type of fiber you want to spin. In my machine,
medium to fine wool will produce a fairly consistent diameter roving, but to
get long wools to produce a consistent roving diameter is difficult at bes
I know there is, at least, one processor on the list maybe other
folks could answer this question, as well.
Hi, folks -
Is it possible to get roving processed in a determined diameter, or
thickness? What I'm thinking of is a roving that I can just run through my
bulky spinning wheel, with
