@mem_somerville not on the topic of #bobbinlace, but rather on #shetlandlace #spinningfiber #rawwool ππ#fiberarts and #bbcfilms - I donβt recall if this is the whole film, if I find a better link Iβll update this. Apologies if youβve already seen this one, just grateful to find other #fiberartistsonmastodon
The very last round of fleece (2nd half of no.5) is now in the #SuintVat. I divided No. 5 into two, because it was so large. I'm fairly sure this was one of the North Country Cheviot fleeces.
The first half was about 877 gm raw (668 rinsed & dry after its suint bath).
#RawWool #SuintFermentation
This . . . is not the color I expect when I look at my #SuintVat !
(bright green!)
Here is fleece no.4 in one of the rinses, with a small patch of yellowish lanolin-digester in the upper right corner.
There is a slight moire effect from the gauze bag its in, but the tight curls of the fleece (Polypay?) are visible through the gauze.
Fleece no.4 of 5 is out of the #SuintVat, has been rinsed (multiple times), and is drying. I wish I had a way to spin the water out of a wet fleece, but my front-loading washer is not that way.
No.4 was quite heavy in the grease, I can't wait to see how much lanolin/suint weight it lost in the bath.
Ana Rodrigues
alwen
Autumn Gray