Hi, Susan :)  Some wool resist crushing because they're very crimpy and 
somewhat coarse--say in the high 20s or more microns.  Many down-breed 
fleeces are like this, though not all.  I've seen a couple Shetland 
fleeces of this type, and many other breeds can have this characteristic 
frequently or less often--sometimes Perendale does, and I've had a 
Corriedale fleece that was like this.

Fleeces with this uncrushability due to crimp and relative (to fine 
wools) coarseness are often called 'crisp-handling'.  In use, they 
reisist wrinkling, are pretty resistant to abrasion, won't felt or pill 
a lot, but will shrink quite a bit due to the crimp relaxing, and be 
very cushy cloth.  They're said to be good for socks, though I haven't 
tried it and don't know if they would still need mohair for strength or 
not.

I haven't tried spinning one very fine with quite a bit of twist to see 
what that would do to control the shrinking.  I like minimal twist, and 
it was hard just trying to get the 20 degrees my daughter wanted into 
this blanket yarn--I think I probably averaged 17-18, it was the best I 
could do, since she wanted it thick, 20 wpi :)

Holly

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