What are 'second skirtings'?
'Second skirtings' are bits of fleece that don't meet our usual standards of cleanliness or quality, but with a little extra TLC they will be useable. 'First' skirtings are the unusable bits of fleece, such as soiled or matted areas, and these are discarded. 'Second' skirtings are then removed from the main fleece for reasons such as too much VM, cross-fibering, breech wool, short staple length, or discoloration that may be difficult to scour. These skirtings are thrown all together in a big bag.
Do you have a felting or rug project? Do you want some budget wool and don't mind some extra cleaning and sorting work? If so, our second skirtings grab bags might be for you!


