Name that fleece
 

Hi all,

You excellent advice is sought. I bought (via online auction) what I
thought was a kilo of merino (that's what they called it in the
auction description). It arrived today and it's most certainly not
merino. I suspect it's English Leicester but I thought I ask you to
try identifying it.

See photos he
http://www.vintagepurls.net.nz/mysteryFleece.html

The staple is about 8 inches long.

It's attractive fleece and I'm not sure I want to part with it, but
it's not what I expected to buy so words will be had with the seller.

VP

Name that fleece
 

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Vintage Purls writes
Hi all,

You excellent advice is sought. I bought (via online auction) what I
thought was a kilo of merino (that's what they called it in the
auction description). It arrived today and it's most certainly not
merino. I suspect it's English Leicester but I thought I ask you to
try identifying it.

See photos he
http://www.vintagepurls.net.nz/mysteryFleece.html

The staple is about 8 inches long.

It's attractive fleece and I'm not sure I want to part with it, but
it's not what I expected to buy so words will be had with the seller.

VP

The merino that I have bought has staples of only about 3 inch.
Shirley
--
Shirley Shone

http://www.allcrafts.demon.co.uk

Name that fleece
 

It looks like a ladies hair.
then if not it could be goat.

Stella


"Vintage Purls" wrote in message
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Hi all,

You excellent advice is sought. I bought (via online auction) what I
thought was a kilo of merino (that's what they called it in the
auction description). It arrived today and it's most certainly not
merino. I suspect it's English Leicester but I thought I ask you to
try identifying it.

See photos he
http://www.vintagepurls.net.nz/mysteryFleece.html

The staple is about 8 inches long.

It's attractive fleece and I'm not sure I want to part with it, but
it's not what I expected to buy so words will be had with the seller.

VP

Name that fleece
 

Luster longwool for sure, that's never merino!

Lincoln or Leicester would be my guess.

On 7 May 2007 00:26:30 -0700, Vintage Purls
wrote:

Hi all,

You excellent advice is sought. I bought (via online auction) what I
thought was a kilo of merino (that's what they called it in the
auction description). It arrived today and it's most certainly not
merino. I suspect it's English Leicester but I thought I ask you to
try identifying it.

See photos he
http://www.vintagepurls.net.nz/mysteryFleece.html

The staple is about 8 inches long.

It's attractive fleece and I'm not sure I want to part with it, but
it's not what I expected to buy so words will be had with the seller.

VP

Name that fleece
 

Not merino. One of the braid breeds such as Leicester, or Cotswold.

Aaron
"Vintage Purls" wrote in message
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Hi all,

You excellent advice is sought. I bought (via online auction) what I
thought was a kilo of merino (that's what they called it in the
auction description). It arrived today and it's most certainly not
merino. I suspect it's English Leicester but I thought I ask you to
try identifying it.

See photos he
http://www.vintagepurls.net.nz/mysteryFleece.html

The staple is about 8 inches long.

It's attractive fleece and I'm not sure I want to part with it, but
it's not what I expected to buy so words will be had with the seller.

VP

Name that fleece
 

Thank you all for you input.

I washed a staple last night and oh, it's so beautiful. The cleaning
really brought out the sheen (which only adds to fuel to my hunch that
it's Leicester).

I haven't heard back from the seller yet but I don't think I'll want
to return the fleece, I'm quite taken with it now (not that I'm going
to tell them that - they sold something under a false description).

VP

Name that fleece
 

Okay, either I'm going crazy and I've pushed the "discard" button
instead of "send" twice this morning or the system is playing up today
(I suspect it may be the former - I'm not at my finest this very
moment).

I washed a staple of the fleece last night and it's so beautiful. The
clean really brought out the luster so I'm pretty confident in calling
this Leicester I think.

I haven't heard back from the seller yet but I'm pretty sure I'm not
returning the fleece - it isn't what I thought I was buying but it's
still a good bargin ($5 for over a kilo). Not that I intend to tell
them how pleased I am with it - they sold something under an
inaccurate description.

Thanks for all you advice.

VP

Name that fleece
 

Off list someone suggested this may be mohair (as in Angora goat). The
washed staple is incredibly soft and it certainly is fine. The woman i
bought it off got it to make doll wigs which leads me to believe she
may have misherd mohair as merino.

I've never seen an angora goat let alone felt it's fleece. Can anyone
give me an idea of how I might tell if this is mohair?

VP

Name that fleece
 

"Vintage Purls" wrote in message
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I've never seen an angora goat let alone felt it's fleece. Can anyone
give me an idea of how I might tell if this is mohair?

VP

well, it's def. not merino, as you said. Not only too looong stapled
(unless it's your own Shrek the sheep LOL) but merino has a much crimpier
nature, almost frizzy. The mohair I have seen is honestly like angel hair,
that lock looks like a leicester to me too.

Taueret


--
NSW, Australia
http://taueret.typepad.com

Name that fleece
 

On May 7, 3:26 am, Vintage Purls wrote:
Hi all,

You excellent advice is sought. I bought (via online auction) what I
thought was a kilo of merino (that's what they called it in the
auction description). It arrived today and it's most certainly not
merino. I suspect it's English Leicester but I thought I ask you to
try identifying it.

See photos hehttp://www.vintagepurls.net.nz/mysteryFleece.html

The staple is about 8 inches long.

It's attractive fleece and I'm not sure I want to part with it, but
it's not what I expected to buy so words will be had with the seller.

VP

Looks to me like the seller didn't know the difference between merino
and mohair. How does it feel?