Author Topic: fleece weaving (Read 5194 times)

Lesley Silvester · « **Reply #15 on:** January 14, 2012, 06:57:28 pm »

Similar to the ones I used to make but mine were smoother. Yours look a lovely texture and very cuddly.

ellisr · « **Reply #16 on:** January 14, 2012, 07:00:02 pm »

Looking at them gave me a thought I wonder what one would be like done with wenselydale fleece? Sorry my brain is most definately in design mode today

Hermit · « **Reply #17 on:** January 14, 2012, 07:16:24 pm »

Very interesting post, full of inspiration. Cant wait for the shearer to come!! We usually let him take the fleeces to put in with his.( yes I know 'native shetland fleeces' but worth bugger all in a captive market) I really must not waste them this year.

Miss Piggy · « **Reply #18 on:** January 15, 2012, 03:54:41 pm »

YorkshireLass, that is great, I loveit and the coloursm

YorkshireLass · « **Reply #19 on:** January 15, 2012, 04:00:34 pm »

Thank you!

The colours are Hebridean, Shropshire, and the brown is a mutant red Heb ram lamb, who has so far escaped the abbatoir

The Heb was very coarse and quite short and tufty, as was the Shropshire, the mutant ginger was/is a much nicer fleece. Is it too late to castrate and keep him...?

PS - tried needle felting to take away the tuftiness/shedding, didn't quite work...