You see, a Dr. I taught to knit now lives on a farm, she sent me 2 out of the 3 fleeces she had.
The ram is a Southdown "Babydoll" and his name is Papa Fuzzbutton!
Here's a close up of some of his locks.
Here is... 
Fiona, she's a 1/2 Suffolk, 1/2 Babydoll (white fleece-- very soft).
and some of her locks! I separated them and now they are awaiting a bath & some picking (0r whatever you call it)
What the heck did I get myself into huh?? I'm only cleaning them, then sending them off for processing...should prove to be interesting.. stay tuned ;)
6 comments:
Ooo! This should be good! I've always wanted to do that bucket-soak method of cleaning a fleece...
Holy sheep! That's a lot of fleece. For Papa Fuzzbutton, cute name, are you going to separate the different colors or blend them?
Wow, now THAT's a project O_o Good luck!
wooohoooo You got some work cut out there!!
I can't wait to see what happens with these. A friend of mine was given a couple of Jacob fleeces for free. She is willing to share them, and we are in the process of trying to figure out what to do with them.
Oh, do you have a job ahead of you! Been there, done that. But, it's quite fun to see what a difference a good bath does for the fleece. Good luck!
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