I decided it was about time I did some fleece-washing. I'm currently plying this pretty stuff (after seemingly endless spinning of froggy singles) and I'll soon be ready for a big spinning project.
But oh, my...
Here's some fleece, soaking in soapy hot water:
Pulling the fleece back, you can see that the water is almost as dark as the wool.
Multiple rinses were called for. Multiple.
I tried to get a shot of the unwashed fleece itself, but all the pictures came out like this:
So after a little monkeying with the color saturation and the brightness, I've got this picture which is a little more true to color, though still missing most of the black.
I can't wait to see what I get when I start carding and spinning.
First, of course, I have to patiently wait for the drying...
Woo Hoo!
ReplyDeleteWhat a dirty girl! I bet it will make a lovely yarn though!
ReplyDeletePhotographing black is hard - almost as hard as red. You'll need full sunlight and some luck :) Note it is much harder to get the shading when the "black" is moving - you know, dog or sheep ;)
ReplyDeleteLove the project management - wash now so it has time to dry. You wouldn't want to be without anything to spin.
That's going to be lovely!
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