hi CamelGirl, Welcome to Bella! I haven't spun camel, but I love Alpaca and Llama, its lovely and soft! You don't need a wheel to start spinning - you can make yourself a drop spindle from a piece of dowel, 2 cd-roms and a rubber grommet, instructions are here:BellaOnline ALERT: Raw URLs are not allowed in these forums for security reasons. Please use UBB code. If you don't know how to do UBB code just post here for help - we will help out!