>>>I spent far more hours getting the floor loom ready to weave on, than I did weaving.<<<
That was my experience too...
One thing for sure - your hands will certainly benefit from the lanolin in shearing and handling the fleece... Still have my 3 section power shaft and clipper head - but I’m afraid I would probably hit my limit at about 3 sheep. (I may be a bit optimistic there) Boy is that a back killing job.
Still have my 3 section power shaft and clipper head - but I’m afraid I would probably hit my limit at about 3 sheep.<<<
Shearing is a real art, for I have tried to spin fleeces that had not been sheared correctly and found them almost useless, too many lengths.
I spun beautiful Samoyed dog hair yarn, on the treadle spinner, used a fine crochet thread for the core and it was as fine as angora yarn.
When we lived at Wellton, the Sheep farmers brought the sheep down and they grazed the alfalfa fields for the winter, but no fleeces on them, LOL, they were sheared before shipping.