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Handspun Shetland Wool 2 ply Yarn Natural Black/white 3.7 oz/285 yards

Handspun Shetland Wool 2 ply Yarn Natural Black/white 3.7 oz/285 yards

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This offer is for 3.7 ounces 285 yards of shetland handspun yarn from my ram Cihat (Chee - yot), Cihat is white with black spots, the fiber has not been dyed, rather it is all natural color. Cihat is a mature ram, so I washed his fleece 4 times in laundry soap, so there is no remnant of the ram scent which can be strong in the raw fleece. His fiber length is very long, 5-7 inches and his average micron count is low 30. His fleece has a nice crimp, but not super crimpy. It is a 2 ply yarn, about 285yards, and is about 22wpi. I have a difficult time defining my yarns, but I would say this is a semi worsted, fingering weight. I will try to include a nice photo of Cihat attached to the skein of yarn (My printer is acting up) Other than shearing, I am responsible for all other aspects of prepping the fiber into roving. I wash the wool with regular laundry soap. Once the wool air dries, I flick card the locks, which thoroughly removes dirt and debris. Flick carding also removes dry tips, which prevents noils and pills.

I spin the fiber from the locks, and always spin from the same direction, body side to exterior side so the scales are lined up. I randomly mixed in the black fibers with the white, and it usually results in a nice random stripe pattern. You can see an example of Cihat's fleece spun and knit into a hat attached to this listing. We raise shetland sheep on our small family farm. We usually have around 20 or so adults that we use for breeding stock.

Please check out our website and blog for more information on our sheep.

www.wpshetlands.homestead.com www.whisperingpinesshetlands.blogspot.com.

I hope you enjoy this yarn.

Added on Oct 06, 2009