Here are the results of my 2023 Tour de Fleece. (July1-23) 2451 total yards; that is 1.4 miles. With 6 skeins, 17.5 hours of spinning: 1634 singles, 817 plying. I averaged 140 yards per hour. I did not put in as many hours, nor make as many yards of finished yarn, but I did spin the yardage faster this year. (140 per hour, vs 125 last year.)
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| 174 yards, 4 oz BFL from TerraMia purebred BFL flock in OR |
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| 4 oz, 172 yards BFL from Desert Panda - this is imported BFL, and so probably not purebred. |
Today is the fifth day of the Tour, and I have finished spinning the 4 oz of teal BFL and started in on the second braid of BFL in black/natural/green/blues. Because it is a commercial roving, likely sourced from the UK, it is noticeably coarser in texture from the teal skein, which came from a noted US BFL breeder. The fiber from the UK that is labeled BFL is not necessarily from purebred sheep - most likely it is from crosses called mules, which are the backbone of the UK sheep industry. Nevertheless, it is a pleasant spin.
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Look for Somerhill at this upcoming fiber event in historic downtown Newark, Ohio on June 11th. I will have angora yarns, BFL yarn, locks, and luxury rovings.
60% BFLxRomeldale wool, 20% red Satin Angora, 10% Peace Silk, 10% Suri Alpaca. With the silky feel of the fibers that make it, this roving should spin up into a soft, drapey yarn with an inner glow. It has a bit of angelina for added sparkle.
Storm Clouds $15 per 2oz ball
50% natural grey CVM, 30% chinchilla Satin Angora, 20% kid mohair. This roving has the natural loft of the crimpy CVM, and the silken softness of the angora content.
Mocha Frappe' $15 per 2oz ball
55% Moorit CVM, 25% chocolate chinchilla Satin Angora, 20% natural brown kid mohair. This is such a unique, rare color of natural fibers, perfectly blended into a luxuriously soft roving.
GrCH Somerhill Billy Somerhill Adela. Check out the bone on those 2 bucks on the left!
