Favorite fiber?

[chandasue]

It's midwinter, so what else ya gotta do other than sit at the wheel! I'm a relatively new spinner and experimenting with different wools and fibers to figure out what I like best. Currently working my way through a few fleeces of icelandic crosses that were too inexpensive to pass up, and I've spun some merino superwash roving and punta roving. (Edit to add that I have mohair but I haven't gotten the nerve to use it yet. It's beautiful but I don't want to mess it up until I really know what I want to do with it.) Icelandic is proving to be easy to work with but of course not as soft as the others.

Do any of you have a favorite fiber and why?

Anyone experiment with natural dyes as well? I'm collecting onion skins.

 

[kitchwitch]

I love angora because I can spin it to very thin strands without it breaking. I'm also a fan of BFL. I HATE yak because it's sooo short and since I use a drop spindle I need something with a little bit more length. If I used a wheel, I might like it more.

 

[pairadice]

I have 2 favorites, CVM/Romeldale because of it's softness, and my CVM/Romney crosses that have the luster and longer staple of the Romney but are softer then Romney though not as soft as the CVM. Both come in a variety of colors too.

 

[dbunni]

Love the angora ... and mohair ... they make such an awsome combination. Since most of our animals are in show coat the first time they are sheared, I have staple lengths of well into 10-12"! Talk about a soft fiber!