>> These also tend to loose their wool during the warming months of the year. <<
This would be the 'rooing' I hear about? I have some Shetland fleeces, from Unst. Nice fleeces, but the sheep are probably as close to feral as they can get, and still be considered 'domesticated.' They're brought in at lambing, then set free, to roam 500 acres. The owner didn't know what I meant, when I asked about alfalfa <g>. The fleeces have what I'm told (by American breeders) is 'scurf', large flakes of something. The owner tole me that was the lanolin that's set up, while the fleeces were in storage. I was told to set the fleece on the hearth, while a fire was going. The lanolin would melt into the fleece. Since I got the fleeces in March, there was little chance of me lighting a fire in Southern California, but I got the idea. I've read where some people set their combs on the stove, so that the metal tines get warm, and distribute the lanolin. Most of the stuff did go away, once the fleeces were washed and warmed. And they're gorgeous. I thought I'd found the fiber I wanted to work with, for the rest of my life, until the next fleece caught my attention. Fickle fiber person that I am. <g> wrnk d2 To stop mail temporarily mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: set nomail To restore send: set mail
