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Fibre washing day 2 was a roaring success. This time with parrot supervision (he knows “hot” and “careful” means don’t go near things). White is Leicester from two different farms, black/grey is merinoXleicester.
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First lot of scouring completed! This is 2 Leicester fleeces; one from NSW and one from Victoria. Also had some space in the bags to do some of the dark LeicesterXMerino fleece. It’s shocking how filthy sheep is & the transformation from yellow/grey to white is astounding! I’m going to have to somehow clean the…
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I am planning to do something I said I wouldn’t do … wash some fleeces! These are both local wool from Scotts Creek Farm in NSW. The white/blue-grey locks are traditional Leicester breed. The beautiful blue-black fleece with brown tipping is a Leicester cross (possibly a merino). The bag smells very sheepy.
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I patterned & made up a little cover to protect my new wool hand carders. It came out so well that I’m considering making a few to sell.