Information Spin Count, Micron and Comfort Factor... Spin Count - Quoted from the book "In sheep's Clothing" This system originated...

All of the following was quoted from “In Sheep's Clothing" Rambouillet This breed takes its name from the estate of King Louis the XVI at...

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

The sheep are all sheared. We took a step up in the world and had three people shearing this year. It takes quite a crew to keep up with...

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