Skirting
At right is a diagram of a wool
fleece. On shearing day, the belly, leg, face, and head wool are usually separated and discarded as they are shorn by the shearer or shepherd. Most of the fleeces you buy should be skirted, but in the case it is not, here are some suggestions. Skirting is the process of removing sections of the fleece that are dirty, short, coarse or contaminated.
This includes, vegetable matter, sticks, burrs, dung tags and second cuts. The bottom line is, if you don't want it in your finished product--then it shouldn't be in your fleece.
- Columbia Custom Carding LLC
- 31525 Canaan Rd
- Deer Island, Oregon 97054
- 503-410-3152
- mitch@cccarding.com
- Hours M-T 10-5:00 (by appointment only)
- Located near St Helens, Rainier, Longview, Scappoose, Portland and right across the river from Woodland, WA