{"id":9028,"date":"2023-01-07T07:27:10","date_gmt":"2023-01-07T06:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/?p=9028"},"modified":"2023-01-07T07:27:13","modified_gmt":"2023-01-07T06:27:13","slug":"the-ladies-in-waiting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/the-ladies-in-waiting\/","title":{"rendered":"The ladies in waiting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I have a long queue of fleeces. In the storage of my sofa bed I have at the moment 12 fleeces that are washed and picked but not spun. These are my ladies in waiting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I buy a new fleece I try to keep a strict order \u2013 first in first out. It’s not always that easy, a new fleece is so exciting and shiny and much more tempting to dig my hands into than the older ones. But I have had fleeces that were too old go brittle, so I try my best to work my ladies in waiting in strict order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The fleeces in the featured image above are not part of my stash.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pressure<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Out of the twelve fleeces in the sofa bed nine were shorn in the autumn of 2021. This means that nine fleeces are older than one year. I try to keep my queue no longer than one year, and obviously I have failed at keeping this goal. Having that many fleeces in my queue and knowing that the quality will deteriorate does put pressure on me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Gestrike, Gute and Tabacktorp fleeces when I forst got them, now in paper bags waiting for me to spin them.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The ladies in waiting<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

So, here are my ladies in waiting, all washed (with water only), picked and stored in paper bags in my sofa bed:<\/p>\n\n\n\n