Starting to Skirt Wool

I started the process of skirting and evaluating the fleeces yesterday. I have three done.

This first one was Vanessa’s brown fleece:

Vanessa’s moorit Shetland fleece: Soft, pretty color, nice crimp, moderate VM, lightly skirted, 2# 12 oz, $33

Vanessa’s locks

Vanessa’s fleece closeup

Vanessa’s fleece cut surface

Here are photos of Jewel’s grey fleece:

Jewel’s grey katmoget Shetland fleece: Soft, pretty color, nice crimp, little VM, some second cuts, jumbled neck, weathered back, 3# $36

Jewel’s fleece locks

Jewel’s fleece close up

Jewel’s fleece cut surface

And lastly, I did Mr. D’s cream and black Nigora fleece:

Mr D’s black and white Nigora fleece: Soft, pretty colors, little VM, heavily skirted due to partial felting and coarse areas, lots of hairs, 1# 5 oz, $16

Mr D’s fleece locks

Mr D’s fleece cut surface

Last year’s fleece was completely felted. I made a felted rug with it except the hairs did not felt so are constantly coming out of it. But our barn-now-porch cat Izzy loves it. I am glad this year’s fleece is not completely felted and is usable for spinning if someone wanted to pull the hairs out.