i got a little message from my adopted cotswald akuta today. he says his fleece is off, and is being processed for spinning, and will be sent out to me shortly after easter! i make my last "payment" on akuta's fleece in the first week of may, so it's really nice timing!
i have more yarn around here than i even want, and frankly, not only do i have akuta's fleece coming, but i have a lot of the soy silk from last year's maryland sheep and wool that i still haven't spun yet. it's funny: we are planning to go to maryland sheep and wool in a few weeks, and i don't want any fiber; we are more or less going there because, every year, there is a man who sells type drawers for letterpress. and we need some type drawers. oh, and we need a deep fried twinkie.
what will i use akuta's fleece for? shall i dye it? i have some cochineal and mordant lying around in a drawer. maybe i'll keep it natural. it's far, far too soon to say. but isn't he a sharpie?