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Thank you to those who donated wool!  We reached our goal of 200 lbs and more.
PictureWool locks of double coated breeds illustrating staple length. These breeds usually felt well. All of these locks are acceptable.
Guidelines for donated wool

​The fleece does not need to be washed but it should not have a lot of vegetable matter (VM).  VM includes burs, sticks, hay and chaff.  It should also not contain a lot of manure.  If possible, staple length should be less than 3 ½” but some breeds' wool with longer staple length are still useful for this project.  Staple length is the length of the individual wool lock in the fleece measured from the cut (or sheared) end to the tip.  Measure this like you would a strand of hair cut from your own head.  

​Wool with high luster as opposed to high crimp is best.  Any breed lambs wool is also useful.  The luster wool breeds should have about 6 months growth in order to be short enough.  Let us know if you are not sure if your sheep wool will work and we’ll help you figure out what you have.

Please contact us for more information.   
 
How Your Wool Will Be Used
 
Your donated wool will be added to a pool of different local wool fibers.  The wool will be sorted and processed into batts (sheets of wool fibers) that will be felted during the workshop into hard-wearing felts used to cover and insulate a traditional Mongolian Yurt.  The outer layer of felt will feature a tapestry design (like a drawing) showing the process of shearing a sheep, processing the wool and creating the felts and yurt.  The interior side of these felts (visible when stepping inside the yurt) will have a tapestry design map of Minnesota where people who donated wool can have their initials and a marking on the map showing their location.
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  • Home
  • About
    • Join
    • Brochure
    • Documents >
      • Articles of Incorporation
      • Certificate of Incorporation
      • ByLaws
      • 990N
      • 501C3 Exemption Letter
      • Board of Directors Minutes >
        • Minutes 2016
        • Minutes 2017
        • Minutes 2018
        • Minutes 2019
        • Minutes 2020
        • Minutes 2021
        • Minutes 2022
  • Events
    • Events Schedule 2022
    • Farm Tours >
      • Marsh Creek Crossing Tour/Felt Workshop
    • Fiber Gathering Under the Pines/One Year One Garment
    • 4H Sheep Day
    • Sustainable Sheep Event >
      • Sheep Event 2022 >
        • Instructor bios 2022
      • Sheep Event 2021 >
        • Instructor bio
      • Sheep Event 2020 >
        • Workshop Descriptions 2020
      • Sheep Event 2019 >
        • Workshop Descriptions 2019
        • Instructor Bios 2019
        • Interviews with Speakers 2019
      • Sheep event 2018 >
        • Instructor Bios 2018
        • Workshop Descriptions 2018
        • Wool Judging Information
    • Beginning Shepherding >
      • Workshop Descriptions
      • Instructor Biographies
    • Farm to Fiber Festival
    • SSFC Presence at Fairs >
      • Clearwater County Fair
    • In the News
  • Local Producers
  • Contact
  • Board of Directors
    • Junior Board Internship Program
  • Yurt Project
    • Linda Johnson-Morke Bio
    • Deborah McQueen Coder Bio
    • Donating Wool for Yurt Project