Our wool goes through a long process before it reaches the stage where it an be used for felting or other things.

Our Farm is situated in the highlands of Scotland. We have various sheep breeds that run on our hill which is approximately 2500 acres.  Our sheep have to be gathered using our border collies and on foot. They grow great fleeces to protect them from the elements such as rain and sometimes snow.   After they are gathered in they need to be clipped once a year. this is a big job as they need to be dry for clipping. After they are clipped  ( about 600 sheep) I go through the fleeces to select what I think are the best for felting. I will be using them myself so want the best. Most of the fleeces I pick are a first clip from a lamb. The rest will be sent off to the wool board. 

After I pick out my fleeces, and this takes a few days, I will cut any icky bits off , pick out bracken and grass, and then wash in small batches.. The wool needs to dry as fast as possible so yes I hang it in my house and  the underfloor heating to dries it overnight.  When dry I go through it again and pick out the whitest fleece for some projects. and the yellowy fleeces for core wool. I will hand dye some of it with natural colors. Then I will card it by hand.. so a lot of work goes into just one small batch of wool fleece.

min and chance on the hill taking a rest while gathering sheep

We are situated in the highlands of Scotland where we raise sheep, cattle and keep highland ponies as a hobby.

we have blackies, cheviots and cheviot crosses.

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