This is the craziness that goes on when I’m not sitting in front of the computer (or behind the handles of the longarm)
This box contains 7 lbs. of freshly shorn merino wool, from a sheep named Meryl. I bought it from Terry Mendenhall, of Wool Ranch. I had no idea how this would arrive, and I opened the box fully expecting the wool to sproing out at me!
The fleece was lovingly wrapped in a blue paper blanket. It was sweet and clean, even before I washed it.
Here is some fleece, ready for its first dunk:
Here is the fleece, soaking in the water– the lanolin is melting off the wool and into the water:
And, voila– 1/2 lb of clean, sweet, yummy Meryl:
Here are some photos in darker light, showing the wonderful crimp:
Deelish! Can’t wait to dye it and spin it.
4 Comments
June 2, 2009 at 11:20 am
Meryl has been a good girl.
I could imagine her having a bath before going to the shaver
Anyway, the wool does look inviting.
June 3, 2009 at 5:55 am
How lucky to have such a nice fleece! I purchased a ewe from Terry and I like to comb the merino wool for spinning. Even my fine cloth drum carder doesn’t do it justice.
June 3, 2009 at 8:56 am
That is so cool…I can’t wait to see the end result!
June 10, 2009 at 4:59 am
[...] the resulting dirty water out into the garden made my back twinge in fear. If you recall seeing the “Meryl the Merino” post, you will remember that I ended up washing only about 8 oz. of the entire 7 lb. fleece. And that [...]