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North Ronaldsay sheep wool. An introduction to sorting this rare breed, double-coated fleece.

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Today I would like to share with you a bit of information about the North Ronaldsay sheep and its fleece.
The North Ronaldsay is a double-coated primitive breed from the Orkney island of the same name.
You may like to rad my article which was published in the PLY magazine's Double-Coated issue 32 from Spring 2021.

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24 авг 2024

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@manicspinner1959 2 дня назад

Just received my first North Ronaldsey raw fleece from Auskerry Island up in the Orkneys. I've processed (by hand) a lot of raw fleeces, but this one is SO different from anything I've ever worked with, which had me googling videos and yours came up. Thanks for your video. You did not talk about "guard hairs"-- I have more of those than the double-coatedness that you talk about here. (I.e., I cannot easily pull the log fibers from the shorter). I'll keep googling.

@jamesgeorge4480 День назад

Thank you for your comment. How exciting that you have an Auskerry fleece. You are correct of course that the fleece has guard hairs, which I clearly forgot to mention, probably due to the heat that day! I always choose to leave the guard hairs in the fleece as it's never a problem for me, however yours sounds extreme which could be due to the fact that it was still produced on the island where it needs that protection from the elements. I suspect that mainland flocks may have lost the need for so much. I would certainly speak to the breeder that you bought it from and ask their advice as they do process their own into yarn too. Usually the only way to remove hair is by combing but then you would risk spoiling the undercoat, unless you were prepared to de hair that by hand and re comb the undercoat. I'd be happy to try some for you if you'd like to send me some.

@tracysmith7935 Год назад

I've just stumbled upon your video. I truly enjoyed watching you with the fleeces. I've been told that I keep too much of the full fleece when I skirt them. But who is really that well off to waste very good fiber? I've made some very nice rugs with the "trash" parts of the fleece. Spinning up the coarser fibers makes me feel that a rug under foot made of them is a worth while endevor. I am excited to see your next video.

@thespinningbarnbytheresage1139 Год назад

Thank you for your comment. I am glad you enjoyed it. I believe there should be minimal actual waste fibre as most of it can be used for other projects whether that's spinning, felting etc etc. Just enjoy it and make the best use of such a fabulous resource.

@sharonsouthey3235 2 года назад

I loved watching this vlog, and that you keep your sheep. You make it so interesting with the info you give. Not sure I’ll ever get to prepare a fleece, but loving the journey of learning all about it with my beginner spinning to. Xx

@jamesgeorge4480 2 года назад

Thank you Sharon. I'm glad you enjoyed it. Maybe one day you'll try spinning from a fleece too ! In the meantime enjoy your spinning.