Anyway, when it came it was a dirty, gooey, yolky mess, but at least it wasn't full of VM. So I soaked it overnight and then washed it with dishsoap and rinsed it 3-4 times. I use regular hot water... not scalding, I need asbestos fingers, hot like many folks do. I don't want to strip all of the lanolin from the fleeces I process. I just like the way it feels that way.
I managed to get all the dirt out of it, but the yolk had stained the wool. It seemed that the fleece was not worth further effort, but I figured I should card some up into rolags, just to see what I get... Will wonders ever cease--it turned out to be absolutely the nicest yellow cream color and the rolags are the cutest things I have ever seen... Did I mention I am a wool addict... Take a look for yourself...
I managed to get all the dirt out of it, but the yolk had stained the wool. It seemed that the fleece was not worth further effort, but I figured I should card some up into rolags, just to see what I get... Will wonders ever cease--it turned out to be absolutely the nicest yellow cream color and the rolags are the cutest things I have ever seen... Did I mention I am a wool addict... Take a look for yourself...
I am pleased as punch. It is remarkably soft. My guess is that it is nearly next to skin soft, but I haven't done the bra test yet. I am looking forward to spinning and knitting with it. I just can't decide what it wants to be... Ideas? One day soon, I will post about the actual spinning. LOL.
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Still here, checking out the blog, enjoying myself very much. I have to ask, what is the bra test? I'm thinking you put some of the fiber between you and your bra; do you spin it first and use a piece of the resulting yarn?
At any rate, you get to your raw fleeces much faster than I have! My shearer/farrier gave me his Romney/BFL fleece last winter and it's mostly washed, but that's it. Since I feel blessed when I'm able to squeeze in 30 minutes of spinning a day, it goes slow....
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