This is Nora. She is a Shetland and she came from the 2013 Shenandoah Valley Fiber Fest. I have never had the pleasure of washing a Shetland before so I was very happy to get to it.
The first thing I did was to pick out all the recognizable locks.
There weren't too many but I wanted to wash them by hand and spin them on a drop spindle for some laceweight. A clean one is on the right. Big difference.
I took a small bit of the tangled stuff and popped into bags for a good wash.
Most of it washed up well.
There are places that are going to have to be looked after before carding-or combing. I am not sure at the moment what the recommended method is. I'll have to look it up.
Most of it washed up like little white clouds. I have a good feeling about this fleece.
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Nice! That did wash up well. So white and fluffy. That will be beautiful laceweight! Looks a little to much like snow though and I'm trying real hard not to think about snow. ;-)
ReplyDeleteShetland rocks!!!! (Not that I'm biased, or anything.....)
ReplyDeleteI am still just amazed at your fleece to garment path!!!
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