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<blockquote data-quote="delilah" data-source="post: 6591379" data-attributes="member: 76758"><p>The below from The Woolshed manager:</p><p></p><p>At the Woolshed, incoming fleeces arrive directly from the shear in their full grease. We have an information sheet for anyone inquiring about the process to advise them about the presentation of the fleeces they send. This covers things like moth infestation, felting, excessive veg contamination and clart (we charge by incoming weight, so it is self interest to remove 'heavies').</p><p></p><p>Once on the sorting table we are looking for the gradients where the fleece changes in its macron count. Heavy veg and clart get discarded, as do second clips and noils. The fleece is tested for its strength (If the sheep has been ill that year it often tells in the fleece which will break when snapped along its staple length) A good last shake and bang on the grid sorting table will send any last second clip and more debris through the mesh. Each piece is then put into the appropriate barrel, first, second or third grade or first grade second grade colours if the client wants them separate rather than blended as they come.</p><p></p><p>After washing and drying, more debris is removed in the picking and carding stages. Depending on the degree of veg contamination in the original fleece there will always be the odd bit of veg left behind.</p><p></p><p>Our process takes fibres to a large carded batt for hand spinning or felt making, or picked fleece for stuffing. In the future we would like to raise the money to invest in more equipment to take fibres to yarn. We would welcome any show of hands that would be interested in using any Kent based mini mill to yarn processing in the future so that we can compile a feasibility study for the years ahead.</p><p></p><p>Many thanks for reading our posts.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="delilah, post: 6591379, member: 76758"] The below from The Woolshed manager: At the Woolshed, incoming fleeces arrive directly from the shear in their full grease. We have an information sheet for anyone inquiring about the process to advise them about the presentation of the fleeces they send. This covers things like moth infestation, felting, excessive veg contamination and clart (we charge by incoming weight, so it is self interest to remove 'heavies'). Once on the sorting table we are looking for the gradients where the fleece changes in its macron count. Heavy veg and clart get discarded, as do second clips and noils. The fleece is tested for its strength (If the sheep has been ill that year it often tells in the fleece which will break when snapped along its staple length) A good last shake and bang on the grid sorting table will send any last second clip and more debris through the mesh. Each piece is then put into the appropriate barrel, first, second or third grade or first grade second grade colours if the client wants them separate rather than blended as they come. After washing and drying, more debris is removed in the picking and carding stages. Depending on the degree of veg contamination in the original fleece there will always be the odd bit of veg left behind. Our process takes fibres to a large carded batt for hand spinning or felt making, or picked fleece for stuffing. In the future we would like to raise the money to invest in more equipment to take fibres to yarn. We would welcome any show of hands that would be interested in using any Kent based mini mill to yarn processing in the future so that we can compile a feasibility study for the years ahead. Many thanks for reading our posts. [/QUOTE]
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