shearing
The material cut off in this way.
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Shearing time here. Then they will be rotated between pastures before being shorn again.I don't know where most mutton goes now but there is usually lamb available.
I dunno about nowadays. But back then it was shearing with the machine, one shave to get rid of the hair, and one shave to make it smooth... at least that's what they told me.
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The material cut off in this way.
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The act or operation of clipping with shears or a shearing machine, as the wool from sheep, or the nap from cloth.
the whole shearing of a flock; the shearings from cloth
“Shearing time here. Then they will be rotated between pastures before being shorn again.I don't know where most mutton goes now but there is usually lamb available.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I dunno about nowadays. But back then it was shearing with the machine, one shave to get rid of the hair, and one shave to make it smooth... at least that's what they told me.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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Tending to cut or tear.
“Sheep shearing season has begun and we are all about turning wool into yarn at Countrywool, located In Hudson, NY. Our 3 month workshop begins on Sunday, May 17. Info here: countrywool.com/classesCGCCs... #spinning #spinning teacher”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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