Author Topic: Old fleeces (Read 7596 times)

SallyintNorth · « **Reply #15 on:** November 12, 2012, 01:42:35 pm »

Oh! I thought that Falkland was a breed, with Merino in its makeup, but reading up on their website, I see that it's a 'mongrel' - originally Polwarth and then with Merino crossed in.

I'm sure someone's told me I can class Falkland as a British Native Breed though...

And if not, then I guess that all the Falkland fibre you can buy originates from this one flock on the Falkland Isles!

Ina · « **Reply #16 on:** November 12, 2012, 01:49:17 pm »

I think none of them really like the wet weather up here. Bowmonts were hoped to be a bit more acclimatised - they are basically a cross of Merino and Shetland - but, well, I wouldn't let them lamb outside for a start...

Now how did we get to this from my old fleeces?

Lesley Silvester · « **Reply #17 on:** November 12, 2012, 04:36:31 pm »

I love the way threads on here wander off on tangents.

Ina · « **Reply #18 on:** November 24, 2012, 06:52:00 pm »

Problem solved - Dans has taken on my fleeces!

Lovely meeting you today - thanks a million for the wonderful mead (no, I haven't tried it yet, I'm being good and keeping it for some special occasion!).

Dans · « **Reply #19 on:** November 24, 2012, 09:35:50 pm »

No thank you Ina. Think I have enough fleece to keep me busy for a long while now!

Sorry we weren't there for longer, though think Brechin deserves a whole day, shall be back again.

Ah give it a go, I find with homebrew sooner the drunk the better (or at least that tends to be how it goes in our house

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Right back to practising my carding. Thank you again.

Dans