How to Skirt a Fleece (Detailed + Tips)

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2 жыл бұрын

Skirting is the next step after shearing a fleece. Let's look in detail at how to skirt, with several examples and tips. We will be viewing Shetland and Suffolk fleeces in this video.

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@ShearGoodness Жыл бұрын

Check out the wool processing playlist: kzfaq.info/sun/PLeYrJL3jpDI5S3yYAoqRYDXIxvF5g7YRO

@ellenhenrie4826 2 ай бұрын

Very helpful!

@dimension1to7allmine 14 күн бұрын

Love your tutorial videos, thank you! In this video, you recommend to throw away unusable parts of the fleece into the trash. If I may suggest something, as a gardener, don't throw away those pieces, but use them in your garden as mulch. Tomatoes love it, and almost all other vegetables who need a lot of water and fertilizer, too. If you have excess unusable pieces from the fleece, put it in your compost pile. It will add to the quality of your compost and within one year, you'll have wonderful compost soil to use with your pot plants and in the garden beds. I don't own sheep, but I am fortunate to get fleeces from my neighbor's flock of german heathen sheep, mostly usable for felting. I love all wool related processes.

@ShearGoodness 10 күн бұрын

Thank you. Yes, I have heard of people using the wool as mulch too. I have added some wool and sheep hoof trimmings into the compost. It didn't break down very well for me, but I believe if I gave it more time it would. I don't typically mulch because our soil is so clay and retains too much water. I also have heard birds using it for their nests. Another idea is bedding for cats. My cats absolutely love sleeping on it. But I would want to wash it for the cats. Thanks for watching.

@Cat-qz9tu 24 күн бұрын

I dont mind cleaning flleece. Even the necks! I find i very relaxing. U cann use the waste to do felting. Use as stuffing for kitties💖💖💖💖💖💖

@ShearGoodness 23 күн бұрын

Yeah, I watch some KZfaq while skirting. Cats love it!

@dirkkuerschnerpeasantfield8913 11 ай бұрын

Amazing! I've been trying to find an answer to thee questions for long time! Everyone just glosses through the process, but you showed the bad parts. Thanks

@ShearGoodness 11 ай бұрын

Thank you. I try to keep it real by showing everything.

@ohplease587 11 ай бұрын

This is GREAT. My family has a Sheep farm in Ireland and we just shear and sell with no cleaning. Next year I want to skirt and clean. Its only around 150 Sheep now (used to be 350 or so). I saw another Video from New Zealand where they make racks similiar to yours but use Chicken wire which has larger holes and the racks were roughly around 7 feet long on saw horses. We have a large Agricultural Barn with room to set up on a wee bit of a larger scale. Thank you so much. On to your next Video!

@ShearGoodness 11 ай бұрын

Awesome! What breeds do you have? For the skirting table, you can use hardware cloth with bigger holes. The chicken wire might scratch you or snag the wool, it's kind of sharp. I like for it to be a comfortable height for standing, but you could do any length you want. Or make multiple tables for multiple people. 👍