Fibre Colours: Apparently there is a full range of natural colours.. the one im spinning is a brown but it has a lot of grey guard hairs.
Feel in hand: Hairy but soft.
Fibre prep: Ill spin it straight from the braid but ill try not to spin it too thin.
Smell: Very clean sheep smell but not too strong.
Fibre uses: They say use the outercoat for weaving & needlepoint and the undercoat for knitting and crochet.
Historical Facts: The North European short tailed breed have a double coat. The undercoat is called the thel and the outercoat is called the tog.
Next to skin feel: A definite hairy feel on my neck.
Fibre Lustor: None but the brown colour reminds me of a pretty chestnut 🌰 brown.
Staple length: 2 " to 18"
Microns: 19 to 31
Icelandic spun yarn details:
Spun on my Kromski Sonata - using the whorl size 10 to 1
I plyed from center pull ball
Aran (8-9 WPI)
19.8 meters
Didn't floof up too much when spun - its a smooth flat feel and I can tell theres still that lanolin feel in the fibre.
Plying shows a definite pretty twist in the plyed yarn
A pretty colour with a matte sheen but not overly bright sheen.
If I hold it near my face and neck I absolutely can feel the kemp/ guard hair prickle feel. Its not a nice feel.
Would I buy this fibre again.. probably not
Would I knit with it.. No but its probably fine for rugs or weaving or dolls hair or slippers.
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