Shetland Wool Roving Top Batts Hand processed Natural fawn 3.9 oz

January 21st, 2009 in other crafts, knitting, crochet, gallery

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Batts of Shetland Wool for Spinning or felting

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This offer is for 3.9 ounces of natural fawn shetland batting from a friend's ewe - the name of the ewe escapes me. Fawn is a mixture of brown and white fibers to create a pretty tan. Staple length is pretty long, 6-8 inches. Her fleece is not really crimpy, more silky. I have other listings for fiber from this same fleece, if you are looking for more for a larger project. Other than shearing, I am responsible for all other aspects of prepping the fiber into roving. I wash the wool with regular laundry soap. Once the wool air dries, I flick card the locks, which thoroughly removes dirt and debris. Flick carding also removes dry tips, which prevents noils and pills. After I've flicked the locks, I run them through my drum carder, and then I usually hand pull the batts into small balls of roving, usually around 2 - 3 oz balls. For this offer, I left the fiber in batt form directly from the carder. If you want me to pull it into roving, let me know whey you place your order. We raise shetland sheep on our small family farm. We usually have around 20 or so adults that we use for breeding stock. Please check out our website and blog for more information on our sheep. www.wpshetlands.homestead.com www.whisperingpinesshetlands.blogspot.com. I regret that I don't have a photo of this ewe to include with your order, sorry! I hope you enjoy this fiber.