Three record cards with samples of wool and yarns attached, on top of a Dorset Horn handout.

Day 4 of Deborah Robson’s Explore 4 Retreat: Dorset Horn

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Record cards with wool and yarn samples attached on top of a handout on merino sheep and wool.

Turkish spindle on top of a record card with wool and yarn samples attached, next to a nest of prepared top.

Day 4 of Deborah Robson’s Explore 4 -Merino. 21.5 micron top in superwash & natural, then 18.5 top and a 14.5 micron top. Wool as fine as 14.5 microns is very expensive and rarely available to spinners.

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Three record cards with wool lock and yarn samples on top of Merinomsheep handouts.

Day 2 of Deborah Robson’s Explore 4 Retreat. A “range” Merino and two colored Merinos. The colored fleeces were long, silky and luscious, not the cottony feel I expect from Merino.

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