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Fleece: finding, washing, preparation of fleece and other fibres for spinning
See also this page ABOUT FLEECE for downloadable pdf files by Sarah Wroot and the Wool Clip about: Selling Fleece to Handspinners, Sorting Fleece; Washing Fleece. These are written with both people wanting to sell their sheep fleece to handspinners and the new spinner in mind.
| SUBJECT | TITLE of ARTICLE | AUTHOR | EDITION |
| Finding fleece | Don't look a gift Sheep in the Mouth | Corbet, Angie | YM 1 |
| Importing fleece | Bond: The Name's Bond | Casewell, Sarah | YM 11 |
| Preparation: drumcarding | Drumcarder Tips & Myths | Barber, Kathryn | YM 4 |
| Preparation: drumcarding | Drumcarding Fleece from Staple to Batt | Barber, Kathryn | YM 4 |
| Preparation: blending board | Working with a Blending Board or Blending Palette | McFadden, Carol G | YM 16 |
| Preparation: drumcarding | Blending Fibres on a Drum Carder | McFadden, Carol G | YM 12 |
| Preparation: blending on combs | Spinning a Rainbow | Kirk, Ellena | YM 19 |
| Selecting | Assessing a Fleece - or is free fleece a bargain? | Lovick, Elizabeth | YM 4 |
| Selecting | In Search of Fine Fleece | Lovick, Elizabeth | YM 2 |
| Storing | Logging a Fleece and Yarn Stash | Lemon, Rachel | YM 17 |
| Washing | Hot Washing Fine Fleece | Lumb, Dorothy | YM 5 |
| Washing | Scouring for Beginners | Shepherd, Jill | YM 1 |
| Washing | Soapwort (Saponaria officinalis) The Alternative Cleaning Agent? | Catlin, Linda and Richard | YM 11 |
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