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Descriptionu201cIris` is a beautiful, soft yarn I spun from fleece I purchased a while ago. I store fleece in airtight buckets or bins, and the wool can stay fresh for a long, long time - especially if the bin is hidden behind other stuff in the garage! So it was a nice surprise to find a huge storage bin of Border Leicester fleeces - yes two fleeces - from twins, u201cEthel` and u201cLucy`, of Indian Brook Farm, Swanzey, NH. Iu2019m so happy I found the fleeces, but sad because the farm no longer exists. Spinning u201cIris u201c brought me wonderful memories of visiting that farm.
I dyed the yarn to produce some color variation, and i am pleased with the results. The wool is worsted weight, soft to touch, but with body and strength. It has a gentle lustre. I included a photo of the raw fleece; with some effort, and an expectation of a lovely yarn, it is possible to turn a smelly mess into u201cIris`.
Hand washed, flick-carded, spun, pplyed, and dyed.
148 yards - 8.3 oz.
Worsted weight 2-ply handspun yarn
4 -5 stitches / inch
Needles #7 -9
Hnad wash cool water and mild shampoo or Eucalan.