Last Friday I received not 2, but 6 (!!!) Mergelland fleeces in return for my sock knitting. These fleeces are enormous, and I am not sure how they are classified. As a heath sheep, the Mergellanders seem to have a "mixed coat", but not like the Drents Heath sheep that I first learned to spin with. There is less hair on each lock. The wool is also quite lusterous.
Today I started washing one fleece. Here are the fluffy white clouds of joy drying and ready for combing:
In the meantime, I have started to knit a thick Jacob wool hat for my husband so that he will have a new warm hat for the winter:
I spun some of my separated Jacob wool from last week on my Louet, and this time I tried to spin as thickly as I could.
I spun some of my separated Jacob wool from last week on my Louet, and this time I tried to spin as thickly as I could.
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