Thanks, everyone, for your explanations re. "crisp-handling." I suspect that I have a basketful of said type that I've washed but not yet spun, and it reminds me of steel wool in looks. Unfortunately, I didn't label it as soon as it dried so will have to ask someone else from my spinning study group what breed it is. I prefer fleeces with luster and long staple and waviness so seldom work with very crimpy wool, especially if the staple is short. For a number of years now, I've been buying dyed roving and batts to spin rather than individual fleeces, or parts of fleeces, although I have plenty of both left to work on, too : }
Susan . . . . Susan Oates from her iPhone : ) (living in Tucson, AZ, USA)
