It’s not a ball of fluff, it’s an Angora rabbit!
There's no mistaking it – Angora
bunnies are fluffy. So fluffy are these cute bunnies that their smooth, delicate hair is one of the softest natural fibers available. It is also unbelievably warm and is often used for hand spinning yarn. This high quality fiber is sometimes referred to as Angora wool.
Angora wool can be harvested year round, and most fiber spinners do this by holding the rabbit on their lap and either combing out the fiber, or careful scissor harvesting. The Angoras, funnily enough, seem to enjoy this frequent attention and the harvesting process causes them no pain or discomfort whatsoever.
Angora wool harvesting is said to be a soothingly calming process for both parties involved! The raw wool is pleasing to the spinner because of its strong and yet soft texture, each of the four Angora breeds having their own distinct and unique fiber qualities, allowing for quick results in the spinning process.
How does one recognize top quality Angora wool?
Apart from its highly apparent fluff factor, a well-groomed animal will have very little debris in their fiber. Therefore the harvested wool should not need washing or carding - the process of removing debris from wool for even fiber texture/continuity prior to spinning. The finest quality yarn should be handspun with high twist to ensure minimum shedding.
Angora wool is sometimes left in its natural color, but can be hand dyed. Its superior quality can also be demonstrated with its ability to retain dye color permanently over all other types of wool fibers. Angora wool can also be mixed when knitted into clothing, with other soft fibers such as silk, cashmere, mohair, or sheep's wool, at a usually no more than 30% ratio.
The wool industry views Angora fiber as the “creme de la crème” of the fiber production market. Angora wool is always in high demand and the number of breeders who produce wool are relatively few.
Angora wool can be marketed raw (unspun) or spun, in either dyed or natural colors.
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