http://www.raisingsheep.net/raising-sheep-for-wool.html
About the British Dorset sheep. Same as here.
http://www.holeandsons.com/about-our-poll-dorset-sheep/
A great (British) blog on processing Dorset.
http://wooltribulations.blogspot.com/2013/10/cleaning-combing-and-hand-spinning.html
I use HOT water through all of my washes and rinses when washing Dorset. Unlike this blogger. But other than that, we wash the same way.
https://osbornfiber.com/2010/05/21/in-which-i-wash-a-dorset/
More from the same blogger.
https://osbornfiber.com/2010/07/17/on-drum-carding-a-fleece/
The following is from http://www.joyofhandspinning.com/wool.shtml
Down Wools
These are short staple wools; therefore, they are not a good choice for beginning
handspinners. The diameter size of down wools ranges from soft to medium. The soft
fleeces are used for apparel like socks and fine fabrics. The medium range fleeces are
suitable for knitted and woven outerwear, longwearing garments, and blankets.
Dorset, Cheviot, Shetland, Suffolk
• Fine to medium texture
• Spiral crimp
• Lofty, spongy, crisp
• 2 - 3 1/2 inches staple length
• Very resilient
• Difficult to spin for beginning handspinners
• Lacks luster, chalky
• Good shape retention
• Not well suited for felting
• Wear resistant
• Spin medium-thick yarn
• Blends well with long wool fiber, to add resilience
Another interesting website.
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