Eight pounds, and six hours before you can spin it
What you get
A whole fleece, about two kilos, skirted but otherwise as it came off the sheep. Vegetable matter and lanolin included.
What you must do
Wash in three changes of hot water, dry flat, pick out the vegetable matter, and card. About six hours across two days.
The alternative
Washed and carded tops are twenty-six pounds a kilo. If your time is worth anything, that is often the better buy.
