Ross wool centre

While in Ross for our spinning day I just had to pop into the wool centre. I was totally amazed by the longest wool staples. The longest was around 63cm( if I remember correctly). Not a bad effort.

While in the centre I was trying to increase my knowledge of micron count in wool fibres. This is basically the diameter of individual strands of fleece. Here in Tasmania we are very lucky to have some of the finest merino wool in the world. I must say I was hard pressed to tell the difference between the finest of these wool, but I will keep trying to learn.

With so many wonderful fleeces to feel and learn from I really wish I had better paddocks at our place so I could have more, and varied sheep. All for spinning. I will keep dreaming.

World wide knit in public day

Well here we all are for our world wide knit in public day in Ross. It was a fantastic day of knitting, some spinning and lots of talk about knitting and sheep.
Ross is a great old town and a fantastic setting for a great day. There was a mix of Ravelry and non Ravelers, which was good to see. It was held at the wool centre. So a big thankyou to the ladies there for letting us use their great venue. I got to check out lots about wool and sheep inbetween knitting.