Marilyn's Fleece

Marilyn is one of seven lambs that I kept from the 2013 lambing season.Here she is with her mom, Hot Lips. Marilyn was my choice to take to Black Sheep Gathering last year where she won her class. (Hot Lips was Champion Jacob Ewe at BSG when I took her there!)Here she is at 9 months old last fall. When Farm Club members chose their fleeces "on the hoof" I put my name on Marilyn's.Shearing Day. Marilyn's fleece looks brown, but those are sunbleached tips. This is what her fleece looks like from the cut side. Isn't it gorgeous? Detail of the staples. Last week I carded Marilyn's fleece on my Clemes & Clemes electric drum carder.   Here are the batts ready to spin. Hopefully there will be a post before too long in which I'll have photos of finished yarn and a project. To be continued...