And so, having played with a few different fibres to get the feel of things, it’s time to put these bad boys through their paces. A hand distaff full of alpaca should do nicely. I did a load of this while testing and got over two hour’s worth of spinning from it, a whole distaff will last a while!

Two wool combs, a hand distaff, and a small plastic bag full of beige fibre sit on a glass table.