Not quite two years ago we acquired Betsy and Bitsy, ewe sisters from up in North Carolina. I found them on craigslist, the woman was seemingly losing her farm and the fact that they were Border Leicester/Cotswold crosses seemed intriguing as I just knew they'd have pretty fleece. They were grossly overweight from being fed mostly grain. We brought them home, put them on nice pasture on a hillside for lots of exercise and cut out their grain. They have thrived They really are dolls and I adore their lovely curly fleece. I'd dyed a bucket load of it in the winter but had gotten busy and set it aside. I fluffed some up yesterday.
I put the fuzzy heap in my lap, pulled up my wheel and began to spin. I plyed the yarn, popped it in a bucket of hot water and then flipped it out on the clothesline. I am quite happy with the final 29 yards of curly shiny yarn. I really need to get back to picking and dyeing the rest of their fleece. And we'll see how long this skein lasts on the market rack.
Thursday, July 26, 2012
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Your spinning is lovely! How wonderful that you have your own sheep.
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Linda
Thanks, Linda. We love the sheep & the spinning helps support them. I am just lucky that my sweet husband is my shearer ;-)
DeleteWhat a cool color, cheers Marie
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