I've never used this breed of sheep fleece before so didn't really know what to expect and I didn't take any work-in-progress photos. Normally I just leave the finished fibre in little round nests for spinning but I thought I would have a go at making a really rudimentary fibre braid by lining up the unwound nests side by side, overlapping each other a bit and then plaiting them together into a braid. Its kind of worked, messy but it will hold for now.
I'd like to add something to it, not sure what, maybe some sparkles, but I can't do that on my combs, I need to wait until I get myself a blending hackle or drum carder, which ever I decide to get. Its not bad though, fairly soft, definitely bouncy and my 270g is now only 140g but I do only keep the best of the fibres to produce the nicest of yarns possible.
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