This fleece is a Corriedale Bond X, her name is Penney, it is by far the largest fleece I have purchased, coming in at 6 pounds. This fleece is definitely different from the other two I have done, alot finer wool with tons of lanolin in it. I bet at least 40% of the weight will go down the drain with washing out the lanolin. It looks like cotton, feels like cotton, it's unbelievably soft.I LOVE THAT ALL THESE FLEECE ARE NAMED, IT'S SO FUN! EWENIKA, MINGLE, PENNEY...
Nice fluffy fleece drying...
Poofs of whiteness...
I decided to do something different this time & washed it in the washing machine. Well, not really, the washer was just the container. No agitation was happening, just soaking. This is the first wash water, yuk!!! I did the other fleeces in the kitchen sink, a bag at a time which was REALLY slow going. This way, I was able to do the entire 6 pound fleece in 3 batches. Of course, by batch I mean 2 washes with Dawn dishwashing soap & then 2 rinses, all with really hot water, the first rinse having a big glug of white vinegar in it. Amazing what hot water & a little soap will do, huh?
Sorting the fleece. It was really clean, hardly any VM in it at all. Just LOTS of creamy lanolin.
A beautiful lock of Corriedale Bond X.
The fleece just out of the shipping box. I have no current plans for this fleece, just wanting to get it washed & then leisurely work on it over the summer. I do still have alot of combing to do on Mingle's fleece yet, then spinning, then knitting...lots going on!
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