Tuesday, July 29, 2008

That's Emma and Lucy grazin' in the grass. They belong to Emanuel Beiler , one of tha Amish blacksmiths who make our iron products for our other life as Eagle Emporium, who was kind enough to give me their fleece when he sheared them this Spring-June actually. It was really fun to learn how to wash the fleece and it is now ready for carding. Not sure whether I am going to do that or not myself. It was amazing how different the fleeces were, though the girls are sisters. One-Emma's-was longer and really full of lanolin and a little tanner in color. Lucy's was a shorter length, less lanolin and lots of twigs! She spends alot of time sleeping under the trees and it sure shows in her fleece.

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