Where did the summer go, 2nd cuts?
August 3, 2009
Monday August 3rd where did the summer go already. It seems to be flying by. I have returned from the Illinois State Horse show it was great to spend a few days with my daughter.
Looks like my husband is SLOWLY progressing on the wash room expansion project. I am excited to see this be completed so that we will double our wash capacity. This project will also offer us some additional raw storage so send in those fleeces we have plenty of room.
My husband was asked over the weekend if a fleece that is in multiple pieces is a problem. Let me address this from my perspective. I feel this is not a problem at all since we will break it apart when we wash the fiber. The customer’s concern was that the fleece had been removed from the animal traditionally with just hand shears, hence the reason for the multiple pieces. When preparing your fiber for processing care should be taken to remove any 2nd cuts that maybe in the fiber. These are easy to spot since they are drastically shorter compared to the main fleece. The 2nd cuts will mostly fly out in the carding process but the remaining will still add an inconsistency during the carding into roving. They will be visible in the roving which will affect its smoothness.
Jane
