Icelandic/merino
So after working with alpaca some, petting it, running it through my hands, carding it, grouping it, spinning it, I had thought that I could very possibly be allergic to it. My hands got rather swollen on the palms, with a very itchy, irritated feeling to them. But Maya showed me this article and now [...]
Continue reading about Whew! Also getting spin-happy, la la la!
So I bought some raw wool from Homestead Wool & Gift Farm. My wool came from an Icelandic/Merino mix, Dorsey. Exciting! I read up a lot on scouring (again, Aija’s article helped a lot), but I wasn’t confident about it. Prepped my hot hot water with just a bit of Dawn. In went the wool. [...]
