Fleeces for sale

I don't generally sell lamb's fleeces as I save them

to do myself or I send them out to the mill to 

become roving. But, I need to buy grain and at this

time I can not afford to send anything to the mill.

Get them while you can.

Prices do not include shipping. Email me at 

eweifarm@msn.com with your zip code and the #

 for the fleece(s) you are interested in for a price.

We accept only PayPal at this time.

I did not photograph fleeces with a ruler this

time. But, an index card is 3" x 5".

SOLD

#1 Dark chocolate Dorset/Romney  ram lamb.

5# 6.5 oz. $56

SOLD
 #2 Mystery fleece with lock locks. Soft.

4# $20

PENDING
#3 Dorset/Romney

3# 2 oz. $15

SOLD
#4 Dorset/Romney 

COATED fleece

6# 3.4 oz. $60

 #5 Romney/Dorset lamb

3# 7 oz. $34

SOLD
 #6 Oxford/Romney

7# 3 oz. $35

SOLD
 #7 Horned Dorset

3# 14 oz. $18

SOLD
 #8 Dorset/Romney lamb

4# 11 oz. $46

SOLD
 #9 Romney/Oxford

7# 9 oz. $38

SOLD
#10 Corriedale cross ewe lamb

5# 6 oz. $55

PENDING
 #11 Mystery fleece #2 (twin, and also soft)

4# $20

SOLD
#12 Dorset/Romney

5# 12 oz. $18

PENDING
#13 Romney

7# 13 oz. $38

 #14 Dorset cross

4# $20

I have many more fleeces to go through and inventory. If you go through the rest of this blog and see a fleece not marked sold, and you are interested in it, drop me an email and I will see if we still have it. I have not, yet, taken the time to go through any fleeces that came home from the last show with us to update the blog. I intend to do that in the next few days, and get this blog updated.

I will be listing some of these fleeces on the different Face Book pages as well. As  soon as someone expresses an interest in a fleece, I will tag it PENDING.  When I have 'cash in hand', I will tag it SOLD.

THANK YOU for your interest in our fleeces. And, to all who have purchased from us in 2018, THANK YOU!!  for another year of keeping our farm up and running!!

We need to build one of these!!

As much alpaca fiber as hubby brings home every spring, we need to build our own tumbler. The mill that spins my Horned Dorset also raises and processes alpaca. She suggested we tumble the dirt out before we wash it. And that we do both before sending it to her.

http://www.gtyurkon.com/buildyourowntumbler/

http://www.fabinbc.com/2013/10/08/build-fiber-tumbler/

http://www.fabinbc.com/2012/02/29/fibre-cleaning-part-1-the-fibre-tumbler/?doing_wp_cron=1361830105.7021980285644531250000

A much cheaper version. A llama blow out box.
https://tcllamas.wordpress.com/2012/12/08/preparing-your-llama-or-alpaca-fleece-with-a-fiber-blow-out-box/

An inexpensive skirting table.
 http://www.flyingkfarmcsa.com/blog1/skirting-alpaca-fiber-hand-processing-fiber-series

2 of the projects I am working on from our own Wool n' Ewe lines

 This is our 75% Romney wool/25% Mohair (angora goat)

sock yarn. The ball weighed 4.5 oz. and I have knit 3.6 oz

so far. It is the Virus Shawl. I am knitting it with an F hook.

I debated on going up to a G hook, but decided I like the 

firmer look. So far, unblocked, it measures 42" across 

the top, 18" from the top to the point, and  from point to

the one top end it is 32". I might do a dry block when I

finish knitting from the one skein to see how big it will

be. That will determine if it will be done is just the one

skein, or if I will pull a 2nd from my sale display.

This was the 2nd yarn we had spun for us by Zeilinger

 Wool Company. This is one of my 2 biggest sellers.

zwool.com

I am crocheting strips for an afghan out of our original

DK weight yarn also spun by Zeilinger Wool Company.

This is a very firm yarn. It is great for boot socks, mittens,

and weaving. I am taking it off the market and just making

us an afghan for our personal use. At least all of the smaller

skeins. I did not notice until just now that the pink has got a 

zig zag working its way down the strip. I wonder if they all do.

I am in high hopes

of getting in the guest bedroom today to pull a couple of more fleeces out to post for sale.

Stayed tuned!!

Is it garbage, part 2

http://eweifarm.blogspot.com/2018/07/i-am-doing-my-own-is-it-garbage-study.html

Is it really garbage-My views and sharing a blog post from the Spinning Loft

This blog post is worth reading about 'garbage' fleeces. I work with them myself, or put them in the compost. Maybe I should be offering more of these here as well? I've got some waiting for me to heal in the garage that the fiber is drop dead gorgeous, but dirty and FULL of VM. They are the type of fleece that if I don't sell I would either comb and spin, or send to Zeilinger Wool Company (zwool.com) to be made into combed top. But, at the same time, for anyone willing to work with a fleece and clean it in smaller installments than an entire fleece at once, and take the time to shake out most/all of the VM,  you would get awesome results. Sometimes the best yarn comes from something that just needed a little extra love and care. 
That said, go check out this blog post from the Spinning Loft. And, then, please, go check out the rest of our fleeces.
http://www.thespinningloft.com/is-it-really-garbage/

I feel like all I've been doing is making excuses for not posting fleeces here nor on the Face Book page. But, I've broken my ankle in 5 places and am on total rest of the ankle for at least 3 weeks. So, that means I can not be in the garage with the 50, or so, fleeces that are waiting for my attention. I ask for your patience in this. If you are interested in the fleeces I've posted on the blog, please let me know. Hubby can collect them and between us we can get them packaged up and shipped out. Thank you for your support of our little farm!

https://www.facebook.com/WoolnEwe/

For updates on my ankle adventure you can visit the blog, or the farm page on Face Book.

https://www.facebook.com/Ewe-I-Farm-208179205917180/

http://eweifarm.blogspot.com/

More fleeces

 I have someone interested in the fleece skirts.

As I pull the bad off the fleeces, instead of it going

on the ground for me to pick up later, it goes in the 

box that is sitting on the scale. The reader is up

on top of the hay (on trailer under green tarp).

All of these fleeces have a lot of fine hay seed

along their spines. Some have larger pieces that

will be easy enough to shake, or pick out.

And some may still have some round poop balls.

The lambs think their mothers are great to climb on,

and others pooped on them when they were laying down.

At $5/lb. I am not going to put any more effort

into these fleeces than the heavy skirting that I've done.

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Carl

Dorset/Romney with a touch of Jacob

2nd shearing

3-4" staple

VM

7# $35 plus shipping

 Unfortunately he was the shortest of the boys

and he was eaten over a lot.

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SOLD

Midnight

Dorset/Romney

4-5" staple

VM down spine

4# 10 oz.

$25 plus shipping

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SOLD

Baabaara

Dorset/Romney

MUDDY tips

 The bottom picture is of the same locks in the 

picture before. A couple of hot water soaks with 

a little blue Dawn and a couple of hot water rinses.

At this point, it is still stained. But, that is mud 

and manure mixed from all the rain we had last year.

I will comb this out and spin it to see if it looks 

any better. Or if it is a candidate for the dye pot.

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Just a teaser!

These are 3 of our Dorset/Romney fleeces

that I stashed from last year's shearing.

These girls were not tagged, so I am not 100%

sure who is who. But, the fleeces are a lot cleaner than

this year's for 3 reasons. #1-They were sheared in 

January, and #2-They were sheared before the lambs

were born, and #3-I was in charge of feeding hay out.

 This part of the post is mainly to show off our 

shades of gray and brown. If you are interested

in one, or more, of these 3 fleeces let me know.

They are $8/lb. I haven't weighed them yet, nor 

taken pictures of the staples, nor do I know the

staple length. But, we can do that if you are interested.

eweifarm@msn.com
2 OF THESE HAVE BEEN SOLD!
The gray brown in the top picture on the left is 
available for $20 plus shipping. Email if you are 
interested and want more pictures.

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SOLD

Jorja

Dorset

2 1/2-3 1/2" staple

3+ pounds $15 plus shipping

VM down spine

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SOLD

Crispy

Dorset/Romney

2 1/2-5" staple

shorter staple and VM down spine

(looks like she found a place to rub...)

3# 13 oz. $20 plus shipping

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My helper and today's set up.

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Ebony

Dorset/Romney

4-5" staple

VM down spine 

$18 plus shipping

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Patty Duke

Dorset/Romney

3+" staple

VM down spine

$22 plus shipping