My love affair with “authentic” fibers has been going on for several years now. I say “authentic” because they are genuine and true to...

I’ve been spinning about five years. I began with some roving. From that I learned to produce singles and to ply yarn. I really enjoy...

Details about this years fleeces. Our winter has been very mild which has made all the fleeces lighter and about 1/2" shorter. Wind is...

Feeders are a great tool to use when trying to keep vm off the sheep’s backs and out of the wool. We only use the feeders during lambing...

Skirting a Raw Fleece When we shear, I skirt all my fleeces directly after they are shorn off the sheep. My shearers remove the belly and topknot, before the fleeces even make it to the skirting table. Once my fleeces make it to the skirting table, I spread them out, dirty side up so everything that needs to be removed is easily visible. Next, I check the fleece for soundness, or breaks in the staple. I do this by grabbing the staple at each end and giving it a snap. If it

Improving the Quality of Your Fleece Vegetable matter, or vm, is a problem all spinners know too well. Keeping fleeces clean and healthy...

Information Spin Count, Micron and Comfort Factor... Spin Count - Quoted from the book "In sheep's Clothing" This system originated in the worsted industry in Bradford England, and is sometimes referred to as the Bradford count, or spinning count. It is based on the maximum number of skeins each 560 yards long that can be spun from one pound of combed top. The higher the quality number, the finer the fleece - a 36s fleece is quite coarse and a 80s is very fine. Taki