Wednesday, July 7, 2021

Tour de Fleece 2021: Days 1-11 (June 26- July 6)

 Results for this year's Tour de Fleece, Days 1-11: 

Day 1: Icelandic ram wool ("Akoya") from Ballyhoo Farms, Kentucky: washed/carded from raw fleece.

135.4 yards (58g) 2-ply, DK weight (Yardage total: 271 yards)




Day 2: Icelandic ram wool ("Akoya") and Icelandic lamb wool from Ballyhoo Farms, Kentucky: washed/carded from raw fleece.

137 yards (61g) 2-ply, DK weight (Yardage total: 274 yards)




Day 3: Gulf Coast Native ram wool ("Freddie") from Yellow Bell Farmstead, Alabama: washed/carded from raw fleece.

158 yards (58g) 2-ply, Sport weight (Yardage total: 316 yards)



Day 4: Shetland ewe wool ("Eowyn") from Ballyhoo Farms, Kentucky: washed/carded from raw fleece.

94 yards (38g) 2-ply, DK weight (Yardage total: 188 yards)




Day 5: Shetland ram wool ("Macchiato") from Ballyhoo Farms, Kentucky: washed/carded from raw fleece.

98 yards (53g) 2-ply, Worsted weight (Yardage total: 196 yards)



Day 6: Navajo Churro wool from Cedar Mesa Weavings, Colorado: washed/carded from raw fleece.

97 yards (48g) 2-ply, DK weight (Yardage total: 194 yards)



Day 7: American Tunis wool from Solace Farmstead, Tennessee: washed/carded from raw fleece.

97 yards (38g) 2-ply, DK weight (Yardage total: 194 yards)



Day 8: Dorset Horn wool from Fiber Curio, Iowa: washed/carded from raw fleece.

179 yards (76g) 2-ply, DK weight (Yardage total: 358 yards)



Day 9: Hog Island wool from Silver Bullet Farm LLC, Florida: washed/carded from raw fleece.

99 yards (57g) 2-ply, Worsted/Aran weight (Yardage total: 198 yards)



Day 10: Shropshire wool from Fiber Curio, Iowa: washed/carded from raw fleece.

23 yards (18g) 3-ply, Bulky weight (Yardage total: 46 yards)


Day 11: American Tunis wool from Solace Farmstead, Tennessee: washed/carded from raw fleece.

52 yards (21g) 2-ply, Sport weight (Yardage total: 104 yards)





















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