I FINALLY got a call back from our shearer last night. We are scheduled for Saturday AM, March 28th. Hopefully the weather will cooperate and it won't be too cold or hot, and not rainy the day before so it won't be hard to keep the sheep dry. If we have to, we can pen them up in the barn for a couple days ahead of time, but that gets them dirty, and often more hay in their wool. Its much better if they have been out in the clean grass.
Once the fleeces come off, I need to get busy right away, skirting, sorting, washing, dyeing and shipping them off to be processed into roving for in preparation for the Great Lakes festival on Memorial Day weekend, and the Wool Gathering in September.
Newest Litter
GrCH Somerhill Billy Somerhill Adela. Check out the bone on those 2 bucks on the left!
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This is the rack Chuck built me right after we moved to this farm. We had several aluminum window screens from the old farmhouse, so he... -
Tie the skein in 4 different places so that it does not get tangled during the dyeing and rinsing process. Be sure to leave it loose so...
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So... will you have any of those YUMMY fleeces available?
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