Spinning Yarn as Payment for Local Sheep (Blue Texel) Fleeces

Hello friends! Last week I brought home a four bags of Blue Texel wool. As wool is no longer economically interesting in Belgium the owner didn't want any money for it, but I promised her yarn in return for all that lovely wool, as she is a knitter herself. Because isn't that the dream of each and every knitter? Being able to knit with the wool or yarn of your own sheep?

And I sure kept my promise. In this video we will first scour the wool, then card it into dreamy, bouncy and flooffy batts and spin it to a DK weight yarn All the while I rant about the lamentable state of the wool industry in Belgium ... but also share some highlights of recent development of local wool initiatives about which I am very excited!

If you are not yet convinced that Blue Texel is absolutely amazing wool to work with as a spinner... I advice you to try for yourself ;-)

And today's big question: what is a fair price to pay for fleeces and handspun yarn?

‪@stitchesandstarlight‬ 's video on carding, as promised:    • Drum Card a Batt With Me and Hand Pro...  
And:
‪@TinyFibreStudio‬ 's Grist Calculator: https://www.tinyfibrestudio.com/grist...

Some sources to back up my claims about the state of our local wool (in Dutch however):
https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2022/09/07/...
https://www.slabbinck.be/nl-BE/conten...
https://www.landbouwleven.be/9500/art...

And some cool initiatives trying to revive our local wool:
https://www.molwol.be/
https://shop.greenerwool.com/product-...
https://www.coccinellesetcompagnie.co...
https://black-wool.com/

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