My new year just got busier, crazier, and possibly sexier than I could have ever imagined. I have been working on new batts and yarns for all of you lovely peeps for Valentine’s Day. I just got back from a major meeting and have my first wholesale account. Whooohooo!!!!!! Can you tell I’m excited!!!!! New […]
Sheep Wool Processing
I found California Red wool to be fluffy and crispy with a downy texture. It definitely had a prickle as I put it around my neck. I would place this fiber in the 30s micron count. The staple length is usually 3-6 inches which is about what the staple of my roving is. I […]
Continue reading about Oh The Fiber – Crisp California Red Wool
California Red sheep were a happy accident. Dr. Glenn Spurlock in Davis, CA launched a project, of crossing Tunis and Barbados sheep. His aim was to create a wooless sheep. He Failed. However, his mistake caught the eyes of Aimee and Paulette Soulier, who found a love for the fiber and meat of this unique […]
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I hope you got a laugh out of this one like I did. Anyway here’s a few pics of me painting the tunis: Share and Enjoy:
Continue reading about Fantastic Fiber Friday – My Real Life
Tunis wool is suprising soft with an almost downy handle , I usually see in down sheep types. Colors can go from light ivory to cream, natural colored fleeces are obtained from first and sometimes second shearings of lambs. The staple is long a minimum of 3.5 inches but usually longer 4-6 […]
Tunis is one of the oldest breeds of sheep, it is thought that they are descended from the fat-tailed sheep written about in the Bible. They originate in Tunisia on the norther coast of Africa. The earliest know importation to the U.S. was in the 1700’s a gift of Tunis Sheep given to Judge […]
Well they aren’t actually taking over ……yet. Share and Enjoy:
Continue reading about Fantastic Fiber Friday – The batts are taking over!!!!
As I explained in the last post I’m working on a custom fiber processing and spinning order for a customer. We had decided to blend 50% newfoundland dog fur with corriedale wool to make it more spinnable. This why I did a blend: Hair doesn’t have the scales the same way wool does to catch […]
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I tried one last attempt to multicolor kettle dye with dry dye. I prepared water and vinegar and put in 4 oz of punta fiber. Then I added cherry, reseda green, and Copenhagen blue dyes. I watched the fiber carefully making sure it didn’t go over 150 degrees. When the dyebath was clear, I let […]
