More Wool!!

This afternoon/evening, the whole family went out to Lamb's Quarters to finish skirting wool. To be honest, the kids were just going because they didn't have anything else to do. Neither one was at all interested in working with raw wool. And, to be honest, the fleeces do smell like sheep, and a big part of skirting wool is removing the fecal matter that gets caught in the fleece. So, I guess I understand their perspective.


Today, we finished the last of the fleeces - 100 pounds total! And, here are the pictures that I promised in the last post:





We plan to take the wool to the mill in 2 weeks or so. After that, it will be about three months before we get the yarn. We are going to have a section of our wall with pictures and explanations showing the sheep whose wool we used along with the skeins of yarn. I'll definitely give you progress updates as we go!




Addendum: The shop now has phone and internet!! And we meet with our first rep tomorrow!!

Next time: Project updates