I finished combing the Lopez Island wool!
The half-fleece weighed 3.0 pounds in its raw, unwashed state. After washing, it weighed 1.7 pounds. The finished product is 673 grams (1.5 lb) of combed top and 109 grams (0.2 lb) of waste fiber.
I've never combed a chunk of fiber this big before, and I can't believe it only took two days to wash and three days to comb. It's also unbelievable how well and how easily combing gets rid of ALL the vegetable matter in a fleece! It was time well spent, and I really enjoyed it.
The finished top is just beautiful and I will very much enjoy spinning it. The wool isn't super soft but I think it will combine very well in a sweater with some other San Juan County fiber that I was given way back in 2007 and spun in 2009.
I have a deep, deep stash.
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