Category: Fibre Preparation

• Drum Carding a Fine Fleece

  

  Welcome back to our series of posts on processing our Rambouillet fleece from start to finish. Previously we covered how to Flick card locks.  You may recall that I stated  once locks are flick  carded, my preference is to then to put that fibre through a drum carder.  I like to complete this stage to…

• Flick Carding a Fine Fleece

  

  In previous posts I covered how to scour or wash locks and I also covered how to dye those locks.  Now that the wool is dry what’s the next step?  Well we are now at the stage where we will prepare the locks for spinning. There are several ways to accomplish this, often dependent upon…

• Scouring a Fine Fleece

  

  Scouring fleece does not have to be frightening.  Follow these steps and you will have clean felt free locks. Scouring With Dish SoapIn my last post I went though how to separate locks and prepare for the scouring or washing stage. Fine fleeces tend to be heavy with lanolin.  To get this grease out I…

• Sorting the Fleece

  

  Sorting The FleeceIn my last post I explained how I sorted the fleece into sections. The neck area was one pile, the back, the sides and finally the britch area. The picture below shows the neck in front of the green line , the britch behind the red line, wool from the back is between…

• Qualities of a Good Fleece

  

  Fleece Purchase and Inspection When purchasing a fleece, you want to look for certain characteristics.The fleece should be fairly open. In the photo below you can see the individual locks. If the fleece is all stuck together, I would not purchase the fleece. If the locks seem stuck together it could be a bit felted.…

• Fleece Processing Introduction

  

  When I first started with this hobby I struggled to find information to take me through all the steps.  For anyone that is new to this hobby, I wanted to create a place to help with all of the phases from raw wool to a completed project.  There will be a series of blogs that…