What fiber is that, you wonder? Maple Cotton Candy. Delicious, but alas, not spin-able. I was sorely tempted to try.
I did run into the folks from Rooster's Run, who have started phasing out their Shetland sheep in favor of Finnsheep (a hornless breed, which will help prevent them from spending a fortune on fencing repairs). I purchased 4 oz of a finn-shetland cross to try. It has a medium staple, and is quite soft.
I also went ahead and bought 2.5 lbs of the Gotland I had been considering. Given that I spin about 2 oz a week, on average, this pile will take the better part of a year to spin. It sure is lovely though. Though the farm this came from isn't local (Shepherd's Lane in Oregon), her sister is, and raised the lovely Wensleydale I knit up last week. What a small world.
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