My next
group spin I appear to have my hand caught in the “C” basket. Coopworth, CVM,
Corriedale, Cotswold, Cheviot and Cormo! Again my unreliable memoirs bother me
as my calendar tells me this was a Saturday. I am starting to suspect I may
have been home sick from work and bored out of my gourd. My usual activity when
I am at home sick is to paint. Not pretty pictures, but our condominium. I have
even had to email pictures of the condo to my husband at work else he goes into
the wrong home. One of his favourite stories was when I had bronchitis and he
goes to work as usual, only to come home to find the bedroom no longer a mind
numbing magnolia but a fun, vibrant bright orange! So fiber addled brain aside,
my next spin is Coopworth.
Coopworth
Micron 30-39
Staple
2.5-20.5
About Coopworth: They were developed in New Zealand
in the 1950’s using Romney and Border Leicester led by college professor, Ian
Coop at Lincoln College in Canterbury NZ. The breed and name was adopted in 1963..a memorable year. JFK left the world and I entered!
Coopworth fleece differ depending on geographic location but they all have defined
crimp, luster and long staple fleece.
My spinning experience: Coopworth is a very easy spin. It
was actually the first fiber I ever spun. Heck, I made yarn on my first lesson
so it must be an easy spin! It spins easily form lock and is not dense of
grease. Books decry Coopworth's next to skin softness. I'm a
bit of a Princess where fiber softness goes and my sample whereas not super soft would be just fine for a sweater, scarf, gloves etc. My first skein of Coopworth however is just perfectly suited to be on display and nowhere near my porcelain Princess skin.
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| Coopworth: My first fiber. My first ever skein of yarn |
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