Fleece to Rug: Navajo-Churro

Entrant's Name
Ikumi

City
Riverdale

State
MD

Fiber Content
I always heard Navajo-Churro was too itchy and rough, but I got some raw wool anyway.

The fiber cleaned up into the most snowy white wool I’ve seen in a while (top right of photo)! It is a lot softer than I imagined and very strong. I was able to remove a lot of kemp through flicking.

I separated the guard hair and the undercoat and spun the guard hair for warp. I spun the blend of guard hair + undercoat for weft.

Weft was dyed and woven with a rigid heddle loom. The rug kept my toes warm all winter.