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Spinning Away the Troublesome Bits 

Posted by Rebecca Clayton at 2:08 PM 
So sorry about to hear about your migraines. Yikes! Glad you're feeling better.

Thursday, 11 September, 2008 
Interesting about putting the bad fleece in the compost. I wouldn't have thought it would be OK, but sounds like it works well. How long can you store raw wool after it is shorn off the sheep, incidently?

Saturday, 13 September, 2008 Rebecca Clayton said...

Thanks, Reya!

Raw wool can last for several years before it's cleaned and used, if it's stored properly. Most sheep growers push the picked-over fleeces into a wool sack, a long, cotton bag that can be hung up in a reasonably dry shed or barn until someone wants it.

Monday, 15 September, 2008 
Thanks, Rebecca--someone with sheep gave me a sack of wool many years ago and it has been in a storage bin waiting for me to pick it up, ever since. I want to clean the wool and use it for spinning and weaving once I get settled, but I started getting scared it was going to stink like a dead body in that storage bin by now, and maybe be totally unuseable. I hope not. I really want to use it.

Tuesday, 16 September, 2008 Rebecca Clayton
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