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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 |
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In message .com,
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 |
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It looks like a ladies hair.
then if not it could be goat. Stella "Vintage Purls" wrote in message oups.com... 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 |
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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 |
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Not merino. One of the braid breeds such as Leicester, or Cotswold.
Aaron "Vintage Purls" wrote in message oups.com... 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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"Vintage Purls" wrote in message oups.com... 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 |
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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? |
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