Shetland wool spinning

Shetland fleece spinning.

we have been experimenting more with techniques!



from a rather dull looking fleece
...... to a nice wool

they definitely spin better in the grease, however we have tried just soaking them in rain water (this one was in for a week) rinsing gently to remove most of the dirt, then either spin without carding or card but use a diz to remove the fleece off your carders. This produces a very light airy wool with no neps

 left over neps!

For any of you that have never tried this technique, I can highly recommend it. I can show anyone when I'm at Woolly Wednesday or this series of videos explains it (just substitute carders for hackles they work quite well especially on the slightly shorter staple of Shetland)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcYY1xF-JvY ....all 4 parts!

Alison