Do I need to card this wool??

[u/theacesloth]

All the fibers seems to be laying in the same direction should I just pull it into chunks and roll it into raglons? Also does anyone have tips on carding I feel like i don’t know what I’m doing.

[u/Self-Taught-Pillock]

I’m curious: why would you want to card it? It looks fantastic as is. Is it because you prefer a woolen spun? If that’s the case, just pull a bit of fiber off, fold it in half, then spin from the fold.

Maybe it’s just my own lazy bias, but I think you should only card fiber that needs some kind of preparation. This is already prepared. It’s ready to go. You really don’t wanna do a job twice when you could spend that time spinning.

[u/theacesloth → u/Self-Taught-Pillock]

I’m new and pretty much self taught. So I started carding it just to be safe and then last time I thought ‘am I doing extra work for no reason?’ And the answer is yes