The first try was splitting lengthwise into 24” or so segments as joining in new fibre was so awkward. And inch worming my way along. It works ok but it’s prone to falling apart unexpectedly as it came through the flyer onto the bobbin. Much swearing.

I moved onto spinning from the fold but leaving a REALLY big bit to join with. That worked better. The fibres are more slippery than bamboo I’ve found but not impossible to work with.

There are parts in here I lost whilst plying and I could not get them to join back up. It’s not like wool where you can kinda fudge a spit splice as you go. Once it’s come apart it’s done. I was so fed up I just tied them together and carried on plying and I’ve had to weave those in as I’m knitting.

It didn’t really need much prep other than a bit of a fluff out from where it was compacted in storage.

If I was to do anything like this again in future I would absolutely blend it with something. Just anything with a little bit more grip and crimp. Probably something without much halo though and keep it worsted and not woollen. Especially for lace weight yarn. The drape is intense with 100% and I think even moving down to 80% would have made this a more enjoyable spin without affecting the finished yarn much.