Raw Wool Processing Start to Finish - Sheep & Alpaca Fleece
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- Here at the 10 Acre Woods we shear our sheep and alpaca in late spring then process their fiber fleece during late fall and winter. We love to teach what we know and learn from others. If yo have any questions of comments, please leave them below and Thanks for Watching!
Check out our other videos on Sheering and Wool Processing:
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00:00 Picking and Cleaning Sheep Wool
02:47 Washing Raw Wool Sheep & Alpaca Fleece
12:18 Drying and Picking Raw Wool Fleece
15:15 Hand & Drum Carding Raw Wool
23:28 Spinning Raw Sheep Wool Into Yarn
28:37 Finished Sheep & Alpaca Yarn Product
29:47 Yarn Skeen Winder
31:20 Yarn Ball Winder
33:26 Wool Dryer Balls and Felting
37:13 Bloopers
I love that the kitten is laying on the fluff enjoying himself very much. 😊
Amazing how much they love wool, seems to calm them.
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Spoiled lol
Sheep release oil from their skin that actually mimics (unintentionally I assume) the scent a mother cat has while nursing their babies. It's why cats love wool blankets!
@@The10AcreWoods Cats are clever, they see something comfy and warm to lie on and they take full advantage
Im really NOT your target audience. But the video popped up, I didn’t know anything about it and hit play. I really enjoyed it and have shared it with others that might like it. Thank you.
We are jack of many trades, never know what your going to see, thank you for sharing
I'm a knitter, crocheter and I Nalbind clothing for my family! Bare wool is an incredibly beautiful fiber to work with & to wear. I want to say thank you for all the work you put into this yarn for people like me to use. I appreciate you all so much!❤🥰
need to keep old ways alive, for futre generations. Your welcome
Amen to that !
May I ask, what is nailbinding?
Also, if you were to advise someone new to learning the methods of knitting/crocheting, what would you recommended to be the simplest way to learn? Any help would be appreciated.
@@The10AcreWoods😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
My mother is (was) a country girl through and through. She could hand shear a sheep and because we used to run a fine wool growing operation, I got to watch her do absolutely everything - washing; carding; the lot, right through to the finished product. Before she passed, she was still doing the same process for her grandchildren. I miss my mum...
Hugs, she is with every memory. So glad we could be a piece of that.
It’s the First time I’ve seen a home cottage industry like this. It’s amazing to see the process from start to finish. In this high speed, high tech world we now live in, it’s great to see there are still some true artisans out there. It’s a shame more people don’t get involved. As a crocheter I’ve never bought or used wool like this. I’m sure I’m going to try it in the immediate future. Keep up the good work ladies. 👏👏👏❤️
There is always the younger kids who come to class as well and love to learn, exciting to keep this old school stuff alive
flax and linen is better
Yes try hand spun yarn. It is softer, lighter in weight and warmer, than the commercial. I dont know how the commercial process reduces the positive characteristics of wool. Although dye of coures fills to a certain extent the air pockets in between the fibres there by reducing the yarns ability to retain body heat
The word "carding" comes from the latin "cardus" meaning thistle, because of the sharp points used for doing it. Originally, the hand-held "cards," used thorns backed with leather. Wool processing has such a deep, rich history.
Love the history lesson, great info
The genus name of some thistles is Carduus but the plant used for raising the nap on wool was another genus entirely. Dipsacus fullonum is the name for fuller’s teasel. They all look like thistles
@@dancingnature I was referring to the cards, used for combing and smoothing out the raw wool before spinning, rather than the teasel used for raising the nap on the wool, which is a process done after the wool has been spun and woven into cloth. They are two different processes.
The use of "carduus" in the latin name of some thistles came later than the latin word "cardus," which means, generically, thistle and, by extension, spiky. Modern taxonomy using binomial names wasn't conceived until the 18th century, and the first scientists to apply these names usually used preexisting Latin or Greek words for the species names. These could be the Latin or Greek colloquial names, where they existed, or simply translated descriptors. Cardus was used as a genus name because it was the Latin word for thistle. Fuller's teasel was named such because it was used for fulling.
I was just wondering what they used to use for hand carding!! so interesting
@gilliankinder7723 the cards were (at least in England), usually thorns on a leather backing, shaped somewhat similarly to a modern paddle hairbrush. I have a book with an illustration of a pair of c16 cards somewhere, but I don't know if it exists online.
Yes, I’m a yarn addict. So gorgeous! There is nothing like wool! Nothing! It’s God’s gift for sure.
Thank you for demonstrating the machines! We are a US Military family currently living in Japan and I have been gifted wool processing equipment from a tiny farm not too far from us. They upgraded to larger equipment now that they process for multiple farms in the area. We are still another 2 years from our retirement and hobby farm, but being able to watch this has helped me see the process with English instructions! It is amazing to me how so much of this equipment seems to be universal.The equipment here in Japan seems to be just like the equipment you are using!
Awesome, Thank you for your service Hugs. One day i would love to upgrade to larger equipement but sure loving learning it all old school.
The principles are ancient and global for sure, but you will see interesting differences across the world in various devices. Compare the spinners Gandhi encouraged use of in India, with the long Navajo spindle. Weaving loom are quite diverse but they all use warp and weft principles.
I was in Japan in the 60's! Don't you just love the Japanese! They were so hospitable to me; so gracious and generous. Best memories! ❤
@@carolinegray7510I've heard others say how incredibly polite,hospitable and friendly the Japanese in Japan are.Im always amazed at the Japanese,since we did A bomb them, way back. We have blacks ,here , still bitching and crying about how terrible their lives are now because their distant relatives were slaves. .Big diff.
I really appreciate you taking the time to patiently walk us through this process. Your tips and skills are valuable, as is your time, so thank you.
You are so welcome!
Even though I will probably never try this process, I absolutely loved watching & learning from you guys. Thank you.
So glad!
@tinaholroyd4477 same for me! 😊
@@The10AcreWoodsyour home operation/ set up for that process, is very impressive! 😊
Stay blessed 🙏🧘🙏
Sending love❤ and admiration from Florida 🇺🇸😊
It is absolutely fascinating to watch how much your whole family does, you guys work in harmony, it is beautiful!! You should feel very proud of the life you all have built ❣
Thank you, we truly love what we do and means alot to share it with all of you.
The sheep on the thumbnail looks like the happiest sheep on earth. 🐑😊❤️
I so enjoyed the whole process and now understand why the wool is so expensive to buy....And well worth the cost...Thanks Tara and Family
You are so welcome!
Its just my husband and I to manage our 26 sheep & 5 llamas. But playing with fiber is so satisfying. There aren't enough local mills, so knowing how to do this process at home is valuable. I like that you demonstrate the basics in a confident homey way. Makes me feel better about my own makeshift processing tools, like saving laundry detergent buckets. We have a large handmade wooden square with a heavy metal screen that was originally created to screen rocks from garden soil. I use it now to lay my fleeces down upon when skirting. Lots of dirt and small bits fall through. I can sit comfortably and pick through quickly.
Love it, I use the screens from our windows in the winter do not need them anyways, then they get washed every year as well. Then they go back up in the windows untill next time.
I had no idea how the wool went from shaved off the sheep to being ready for the spinning wheel. Fascinating all the tools people came up with back in the day to do all this work
That sweet kitty was in pure bliss!!!! How adorable 🥰
Yes it was!
My cat will confirm that wool approval as well.
I love this. I love to see the process slowed down and shown at a non-industrial speed since after 100 years or so, we’ve lost even the general idea of how fabric or thread comes into being. I love that this is done at home, on a kitchen counter with bonus cats. Now I wish I knew how to knit and finish a product all the way through to wearing (unlike my mother who started many, many projects but never finished). She went on to quilting (which I have no interest in - sorry, know that’s blasphemy to some). And Thanks for the out-takes!!
Very welcome and thank you for the comments
This was fascinating. I have never seen the entire process start to finish and really enjoyed learning something new. I currently live in a very small town where sheep outnumber the humans. I love watching them and listening to them especially the ones right across from my bedroom window. And the babies are THE cutest! This town was founded back in the 1800s and is still raising sheep to this day. I crochet and just love the fibers! Thanks again for educating me on the process. It helps me appreciate the yarn that much more. 🐑❤🧶
Sounds very Qaint, would love that.
There are nearly as many methods of preparing fibre for spinning as there are spinners. If you want smoother batts, or easier-to-prep hand-carded rolags, you may find that 'less is more'.
Loading too much fibre, too quickly, onto your equipment may take less time, but it can be harder on both your body and the tools.
I find the resulting preparation is less enjoyable to spin, and harder to control.
It looks like you're having a grand time learning what works for you, so I encourage you to keep exploring.
Thanks for the tips!
Her natural grey hair is sooo beautiful!
Embraceing inner gandolf, lol
I love to see people using the dark wool. I find the natural colored wool beautiful. Not all wool needs to be artificially died.
Yes I prefer natural as well
Thank you for showing me the process in a modern setting! I always wondered, like LITERALLY my whole life, how wool went from sheep to yarn and the finesse of spinning thread, and now that old folk song we learned in school makes sense.🥰
It is truly amazing to learn. your welcome we love sharing
This is a terrific step by step video and so easy to follow. I am processing my first fleece ever this weekend. A Shetland I got at my local sheep and wool festival a few months ago. I have watched this through, but now I am re-watching and stopping it after every part of the process to go do that step. It’s been so helpful and gave me the confidence to do it as I was finding it a bit to daunting to get started. So far so goo! Thank you SO much for taking the time to do this for us newbies. So very appreciated. ❤️
If you have any questions give me a call 1-204-866-4341 Tara, Good luck and enjoy
My grandma use to fill pillows with the shorter wool pieces. They are so good to sleep at!
Yes they are!
Me and mine have a ten-year plan to start a sheep farm where we'll be doing this sort of thing, as well as making some finished products as well, so this is really cool to see! A few of us are learning fiber arts and processing things like this, I'm going to focus more on taking care of the actual sheep.
This is pretty awesome! Thank you for showing us your tools, how to do it, and verbal explanation of everything, the ongoing commentary is so perfect! Thank you for sharing!
Glad it was helpful!
WOW! I never knew how much of a process making yarn was. I naively thought you just put freshly shaved, washed fleece directly into the spinner. Thanks for making this! It definitely explains why quality yarn is so expensive.
Glad it was helpful!
I just watched a video on factory manufacturing, then thoroughly enjoyed watching your cottage procedures & tools without all the noise & rushed processing of the wool. I've long wanted to have a homestead with textile manufacturing as my main source of trade. Your video was both informative & entertaining to watch live what I had only derived from books in the past. I especially loved that your "feline factory workers" contribute to the family business. Thank you for your lovely presentation of wool processing.
Well said, and the power of trade thru what you create is awesome. I pay many trades with product we make, keeping costs really low.
I used to do it with my grandma when I was about 10 years old. this brings me memories of her. back in Kazakhstan we had neighbors had sheep and my grandmother was the knitter, so she did it all, obviously we did the most of it, lol
Glad you enjoyed, It is an amazing skill to learn.
@@The10AcreWoods absolutely. I've got experience anything on homestead
I don't knit. I don't crochet. I don't sew. But I just watched your whole video. Bravo 🎉❤
Oh this is fantastic! I've only just started knitting and crocheting this year and now I'm already dreaming of spinning and dyeing my own wool. Only if I had more space... I can already see myself getting so obsessed and ending up with a sheep farm
If ever have questions shoot me an email 10acrewoods@anola.mb.ca Love sharing it all with you guys
Thanks, this is just what I have been looking for!
I started out just spinning my own yarn and soon I was buying looms to use all of that beautiful yarn. This is such a fun hobby.
No wonder wool Is soooo expensive. Thank you for showing me, I have always wondered how the wool get from the sheep to the store.
Explained very well.
Glad it was helpful!
I grew up in West Yorkshire which used to be the centre of the English woollen industry. There was a woollen mill in my small town, and when I was about 10 my class went on a visit to see the whole process. It started with the arrival of the fleeces straight from the shearers through washing and combing to remove all the dirt and grease, to spinning ind dyeing and right through to weaving and finishing. It was fascinating.
Old trades need to be kept alive, so cool to know.
I've been giving 6 knitting machines nice to see ladies at work
Enjoy the process it is very relaxing and satisfying from beginning to end
This is EXACTLY what I was looking for. I've been debating on what breed of sheep I want to get this year. This has helped me make up my mind and I'm going wool. Thank you so much for taking the time and going step-by-step and explaining everything in a way a complete beginner can understand. This is a video I'm sure I'll be watching several times. Also, the outtakes are hilarious! Thank you!
Glad it was helpful and always here for questions on your adventure.
This is the most helpful video I’ve watched thank you so much! I’ve just started spinning on the drop spindle and am already running before I can walk 🤣 I have different breeds of fleece and some alpaca to process as I really like the idea of making from scratch. I love the way you all work together, I want to come and live with you 😂 My house in the U.K. would fit in your kitchen, I’m terribly jealous ❤ Thanks again ❤
So exciting. I crochet all the time. I have been making 12 point star blankets for people in the nursing home to use for a lap blanket.
If you add a bit of salt to your soaking fleece, you get a lot more lanolin extracted (which reduces odor as well as your mechanical effort). Instead of skimming, you could just boil off most of the water in a crockpot on high over the course of a day or so (faster on a stovetop of course, but this method is more hands-off), and then put it somewhere to cool and solidify like fat off the top of a stew.
I would be in heaven at your house. I'm a needle felter and just can't get enough of watching how the raw wool becomes what I use. Thanks for sharing your process.
I can just tell this family is so kind.
Compassion warriors, thank you we love sharing
Wow I suddenly completely understand the prices of good yarn and wool! So amazing and totally worth it imo 😍
Glad it was helpful!
It is 2 a.m. I have class in the morning.
I am thoroughly enjoying myself.
Thank you for creating such an informative and relaxing video!
❤❤
You're so welcome!
I was just randomly wondering how to do this and your video is stunning! Very well done
Thank you so much!
Watching this while crocheting is so cool! It amazing to see what some of my yarn started as and how it got to the point where I can use it. This is amazing!!
Wonderful!
So fascinating.
I was given a spinning wheel as a Christmas gift (Santa) when I was a child. I hadn’t even asked for one 😂 but I sanded it, stained it and put it together all by myself. I didn’t know where to get wool from so I couldn’t ever use it, but boy I wanted to. Now I’m almost in my 60’s and that spinning wheel that sat in my room for years, was sadly never ever used and is only a distant memory. Thankyou for your lovely video. I really enjoyed it.
Love that!
Thank you so much. I recently asked a local farm if I could have a couple of their unwanted fleeces and I’m sitting here with four sacks, 2 merino and 2 llama. I wasn’t sure I was doing things right cleaning the bits I’ve started with so this came at the right time.
I had to giggle when you said Dawn works. We don’t have it here in Australia and everyone seems to use it for everything. I always wonder if anyone actually washes dishes with it. 😄
LOL, any soap with degreaser and leaves no film behind. The one I use is Thieves cleaner from Young Living essential oils.
Have fun and if any questions message me 10acrewoods@anola.mb.ca
Same here in the U.K., I do tie dye too, and in the states they use blue dawn, it has to be the blue - here we have to make do with fairy 🤣
Hi, thank you for the very informative video. You make it look fun and easy.
I have just gotten my hands on some wool for the first time. One thing I want to do with it is make wet felted boots and I apparently need roving to do that. How do I get it from washed wool to roving?
Also, I have found a drum carder that looks very similar to yours but it's taken apart and has no name for me to look up. Does yours have a manual that would tell me how to put it together?
Thank you!
Love the layout of the kitchen! I too have a black cat, his name is Lotus, but I call him Lo Lo. I've always wondered about how to process wool. I'm 67 and my granny that lived in Alabama taught me how to card cotton from the field when I was 9 years old. We used the hand carder. Thanks for this video.
Im a knitter and I like getting my yarns from small businesses, its great to see the processes.
Love knitting with homespun
This is the BEST video out there about how to process wool from start to finish…. You’re amazing and thank you. I can finally move forward!
Wow, thank you! If ever questions just an email away tara@anola.mb.ca
I think two things that could make your setup easier to manage and clean would be a car washing "grit guard" .... In car washing, it basically takes all of the debris that comes off of the vehicle wash sponge, and drops it down underneath the water to a part where it separates dirt from the clean water and lets the sediment filter out, and holds the sponge (in your case, fleece) up in the clean sediment-free area... Look at the brand chemicalguys.
Another thing that might help is a rotary mop head spinner, like the O-Cedar EasyWring RinseClean. It uses a foot pedal and spins in a circle, using centrifugal forces to wring out the water.... give it a try!
Very interesting, never thought the car washing avenue, will check it out Thanks
I received some raw wool, sheep and alpaca, and have some drying as we speak. Thank you!
I have always been intrigued by the spinning process and how wool was spun. Thank you so much for giving us a peek into how you do it! Your video answered so many questions for me! 🥰💜
Glad it was helpful!
So interesting and clearly explained - thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it!
My cat is same, when the bed is newly changed. Warm and clean? I will approve!
Yes!!
Terrific video! Ty for sharing!
It’s amazing how insane wool makes cats. They absolutely love it!
I love that little black dryer ball with the big eyes and your wool processing videos are interesting and calming
This was awesome to watch!
Pretty cool.
Thank you ❤❤❤
What a great video!!! Thank you for showing us the step by step process!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤
Enjoyed and learned! Thank you!❤
Impressive! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for sharing how to process wool its very interesting.
My pleasure 😊
My fiance and I want to build an self-sustaining homestead someday soon, Lord willing. I've been wanting us to have at least a mating pair of alpacas, if not more, for the fleece! I'd love to make sweaters and such for us and our future children with material we harvested, processed, and purposed ourselves from such awesome animals! Thank you for this educational and therapeutic video! Fascinating!
Great to know about alpacas not having lanolin, whereas sheep do have lanolin. I was curious about that and didn't know until this video that they don't both produce it. Only sheep.
Never give up on the dream, wishing you best. If ever need info as this is our goal in the end, so Tiana will have it all. If ever have questions tara@anola.mb.ca feel free to message
love the outtakes.
Wow. This was fascinating!!!! Thank You so much.
This is so interesting! What a wonderful thing to do together as a family, too. I'm only a year into crochet, so to see the process of how natural wool is made into usable skeins/balls is fascinating. Thank you all for your hard work 😊🧶🐑
It really is!
I love seeing the process and teamwork that goes into this product! I’m on the lookout for more videos now. 💙
More to come!
Very educational, thank you!
Loved the bloopers after the video
I've seen some of your older videos on processing wool, and this by far, was the best! Very informative with descriptions and terminology as well as showing the various options! Thank you for this video!
Awesome, thank you!
What a great wealth of information. Thank you all so much.
Glad you enjoyed it!
As a person who crochets your whool collection looks heavenly ❤
A wonderfully educational video, thanks guys
Yarn addict here …
A low bow to you ! You farm
Your raise sheep
You raise beautiful daughters!
Your a mom and a wife
And you have a lovely lovely home .
That’s hard work you do there cleaning and turning that sheep’s wool into my crack !
I was looking for a thanks link or a buy a coffee link I could send some $ love or thanks for the lesson and demonstration !
Awesome comment, some addictions are so worth it. All the thanks we need is to share and spread the word of who we are.
Them being cat approved is enough for me :D I love black cats and I got two so I cannot wait to get them a nice wool to enjoy and sleep on. I am moving next month and I am gonna upgrade their beds and spaces since I got the space now :D very cute kitty ☺
They love it
@@The10AcreWoods That makes me so happy to hear! :D They're so cute ☺
I loved this video!
Cool!
That was absolutely fascinating, informative, and enjoyable...thank you!
Many blessings 🌻🌻🌻
You are so welcome
Seriously educational and entertaining! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and taking the time to make this available.
Glad it was helpful! We love sharing it all
Thats amazing!
love what U do!!
this is amazing! thank you so much for taking the time to go through the whole process!
Glad it was helpful!
Beautifully old school processes and machines! Thanks for sharing this.
Glad you enjoyed it
Fascinating!
Great general overview
My favorite thing I have of wool is a very cool pin cushion. The wool keeps your pins sharp and the lanolin keeps them easier to use.
Great idea!!
As an avid outdoorsman & old school kinda guy, I am happy to have found your channel. Wool is one of my primary staples for clothing, & processing it is something I never learned to do. Although Mom taught me the basics of knitting, which as a mountain man, I ain't embarrassed to admit. Lol. Thank you for the instructional & inspirational video. I added You to my subscriptions & look forward to seeing more of your content.
Awesome! Thank you! There is so much power in knowing the basics.
@@The10AcreWoods I agree completely.
You shouldn’t be ashamed of that at all! I mean, look up videos of hardcore military Marines knitting the boredom away while on a bus/plane heading into a war zone (yes it is a thing) 😂 Ultimate stress relief right there! And being productive during downtime. Nothing to be ashamed about, if anything, be proud you have the skills. From this young 🇨🇦 retired vet 😉
@@jessehachey2732 I couldn't agree more. In my years in the mountains I call home, knitting, sewing, & any general mending skills, came in very handy to keep me goin.
That was lovely
Loveddd this🫶
Such a beautiful work ❤❤❤
Thank you so much 😀
Wow, I had a faint idea of how the wool was treated as my mother (+) told us she used to do it. It is a lot of work and you do it with such gusto, congratulations!
Yep alot of work but so satisfying to be able to process your own and then create with it.
Fantastic video, Loved it
This is so lovely. I hope to learn to do this someday.
Увлекательно и подробно. Спасибо 🙃 Шёрстка такая мягонькая
I have been knitting and crocheting for years and have never seen this process before. It is so interesting and now know why the fluctuations in cost. Loved every minute if this video.
On average how long does this whole process take minus shearing of course, from start to finish? Again loved it! Blessings from MN 💗
With drying times I would say one week, of course spining can extend this time depending on skill level.
Enjoyed your video
luved this vid