Tuesday, June 19, 2012

cotswold samples

Judy delivered a sampling of Cotswold for me to play with. After two good soaks in the basin, there was still quite a bit of lanolin in the fleece.

...of course I reached for the spindle to see how it would work out, and have decided to send it back for a third soak. The lanolin on the fiber left a residue on my hands, and subsequently, my combs and my spindle...and I was not happy with the handle of the resulting yarn. This small batch of Cotswold needs a lot of attention before it is ready to spin, but I think it will be worth it.

I'm still having some troubles with my blog template, photo editing etc. and have not gotten it worked out the way I would like, so thank you, dear readers, for your patience in the meanwhile.

4 comments:

Valerie said...

Ooooh...looks like fun spinning ahead!!

Kristi aka Fiber Fool said...

Oh, those curly locks! *swoon*

Lisa at Greenbow said...

It looks like a lamb in in the basket. ha... Love the pheno post too.

thecrazysheeplady said...

Yep, those greasy Cotswolds... ;-).

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