Another rabbit hole awaits

 I started working on a fleece. 

So I bought a washed shetland fleece a few weeks ago and the hand cards back in December. Hand cards were $45 with shipping and that was a great deal. I planned to get some in March or April but the price was good. 

The fleece was a 1 lb 8oz and I was told it had 2-3 inch staples. 

I was in the middle of a difficult spinning project when it arrived so I took a quick look at it and put it away.

Then yesterday, I pulled it out and started looking it over. First thing I noticed was that there was no obvious head or butt end, which I expected given that it is a washed fleece. It seems to be a tiny bit felted in the cut ends of locks, probably was handled a little bit before it was fully dry but who knows, that might be how it goes. 

More pictures ahoy

 

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