harvesting the wool

the ewes have been in the barn all night

waiting for the shearer

 blankets are removed to reveal this year’s crop

the harvest begins!

Wool Harvest – Shearing Day

fresh shorn fleeces are quickly skirted

a day or two later the fleeces are skirted a second time

staple length and fleece quality is recorded

the wool is now ready to ship to hand spinners or to the mill for processing into rovings and yarn.

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