Breed History - Hog Island Sheep - Spinning
I was recently introduced to Hog Island roving when I purchased some from Julie George, of Julie's Handspun Yarns. I enjoyed the experience of spinning this roving so much that not only did I want to share it with you, but I also wanted to find ... [... more]
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Making & Using Control Cards - Spinning
We all have many demands on our time: jobs, family and social obligations. We have errands to run and appointments to keep. With our busy life styles, it's not always easy to find the time to simply sit and spin. Many of us have only a few ... [... more]
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Washing Grease Wool (Part 2) - Spinning
This article covers several methods for washing grease wool to remove the lanolin content. To wash wool, some basic equipment and supplies are needed. This list includes everything needed for all of the methods given below: A pH neutral soap or ... [... more]
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Crimp - Spinning
We all know that wool has crimp and that fleeces from different breeds of sheep have different crimping patterns. Some breeds, such as Merino have a high number of crimps per inch of staple length while other breeds; such as Lincoln have only a ... [... more]
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Wool for a Purpose - Spinning
There are so many different breeds of sheep that the spinner's palette of choices is full to overflowing. But how is a new spinner to know what to look for? There are a few books on the subject, In Sheep's Clothing by Jane Fournier and Fleece in ... [... more]
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Shearing Sheep - Spinning
Ah, Spring! That time of year, at least in my part of the world, when the lambs are on the ground and it's time to harvest the wool crop.... yes, shearing day is here at long last. While shearing day is something that every shepherd who spins ... [... more]
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Breed History - Jacob Sheep - Spinning
Perhaps one of the best known "primitive" breeds of sheep is the Jacob sheep. Their distinctive coloring and number of horns makes them easy to identify. Also known by the much older name of Piebald sheep, these sheep are most likely descended . [... more]
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I Don't Need Another Hobby - Spinning
Back when I decided to learn how to spin, wheels were not very common outside of museums. "Choice" was limited, no one in my area knew of anyone selling wheels, shops did not carry them, books were limited to older used ones which could not be . [... more]
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Bluetongue
 The third volume in the Institute of Animal Health (IAH) Biology of Animal Infections Series, Bluetongue discusses one of the most economically important diseases of domesticated livestock. Affecting primarily sheep particularly the improved mutton and [... more]
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Structural Fleece Faults - Spinning
Processing a grease fleece for a project - washing, picking, and combing or carding it - is time consuming and nothing is more frustrating than finding that the fleece you plan to process is faulty. A faulty fleece takes longer to process, wastes ... [... more]
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Shetland Sheep - Spinning
The word "sheep" brings to mind, for me, the image of a four-legged creature, about hip high on me, a bit weighty - 150 - 175 pounds or so - with wool that is white, brown, black, or any combination thereof. The size, in particular, has always . [... more]
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Wool Count Systems - Spinning
One of the most important qualities of a fleece is its degree of fineness or coarseness. A hand spinner must be able to judge this in order to select a fleece that will be suitable for the planned end use of the fiber. Over the years, various ... [... more]
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