Gorgeous covered Bond fleece from Gleason's Fine Woolies
I joined GFW Ravelry group and we are spinning and knitting a shawl with our Bond fleece.
Hubbert Farms had the two Gotland rams sheared last week. I am thrilled with the quality of their fleeces!! These Gotland fleeces will be sent to a Mill for yarn and roving. I am thinking silk and a special Alpaca blend..yum.Kathy McConnell also won top prize with her champion alpaca Scotty too BTW :-)
Above is Sterling's fleece. Extremely lustrous and silky. He is the sire of my Lilly!
Above is Sterling's fleece. Extremely lustrous and silky. He is the sire of my Lilly!
Sebastion's fleece. Dark ,crimpy and dense with a nice long staple. He is the sire of all the other beautiful lambies at Hubbert Farms. It's been a great year so far and I cannot wait to see the lamb's fleeces as they mature!!
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The bond is lovely - I've had a hankerin' for one of those for years, but I have too much right now. If I sell some, maybe I can justify it!
The Gotland is nice looking, but being unfamiliar with them (other than the improvement program), I don't know how the fleece handles. It looks very lustrous, but is it soft? I'll have to check some out at Black Sheep Gathering in June!
Beautiful fleece!! Happy spinning!!
Yumm... fiber heaven!
Thanks for leaving a comment on my blog, about my roving...this is why I love my new carder, after I get the big drum filled I take a diz that was supplied with the carder and starting at one side I can pull all the fibre off as roving. I think this works because of the way the carding cloth is put on the drum. will get some pictures next time I am carding.
Ah Jody, you have some gorgeous looking fleeces. Have fun with all of that lovely fluff
I bought a bond fleece at Maryland Fleece and Wool Show. A friend and I bought it together and sent it to be processed from the show. The processor left so much grease in it that it's not fun to spin - unfortunate. I try to spin a skein about once a year. I have a LOT left and it was only half a fleece. You won't get caught like I did - have the fun that I should have had but didn't!
Like the title of your post.
I have a love of Gotland too both the fibre and the look of the sheep.
It is easy to spin and has a medium loft. Enjoy.
You look like you have your hands full with all those lambs. Don't know how you have time for all the fiber stuff you achieve.
Wow.
ah, the benefits of a high fiber diet!
ah, the benefits of a high fiber diet!
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