This was spun from raw alpaca fleece. It was very dirty and full of vegetable matter. The staple was quite short about 2 1/2 inches so I hand carded rolags after flicking to get out the dirt and veg matter. Blowing the open lock was very effective in removing dirt and stuff.

After sampling, I spun at a rate of 1 inch per treadle 9:1 for singles and 7:1 for plying.

I was aiming for a finished twist rate of 7 twists per inch which I achieved.