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Summer 2010 I had tied up a gate with dark brown / black estonian native sheep wool. During the summer the wool changed into cafe latte color. In May 2011 I tied up several small wool samples on my gate to see how they change by being out in the sun and rain.
Estonian native sheep wool and Icelandic sheep wool tied up 30.4.2011
Finnsheep (coming)
Kenozero wool (coming)
Udmurt wool (coming)
Most of the color changed during the 3 first weeks outdoor. The rest of the summer they changed little.
Hand spun Estonian native wool. One patch bleached in the sun and one not.
Wool spun at Syvahavva spinnery did not bleach that much as hand spun wool.
Hand spun Estonian native wool. One patch bleached in the sun and one not.
Hand spun Estonian native wool. One patch bleached in the sun and one not. Grey and black versus black and white
Hand spun Estonian native wool. One patch bleached in the sun and one not. Dark grey.
Michelson, Annika: Allmogefårs blekningsförmåga (in Swedish about native sheep bleaching ability)
Testin Estonian & Icelandic wool in outdoor conditions - how is the color changing.
Icelandic wool. The brown color has changed already in 2 weeks whereas the black has nearly changed nothing.
Estonian native sheep 23.6.2012 to the left and the same patch 16.7.2012 to the right.
Summer 2013 bleaching samples, Kiltsi Meadow, Estonia.
Estonian native sheep bleaching samples summer 2013, Kiltis Meadow, Estonia.
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