John Buffington demonstrates how the wool is folded after skirting. The folded wool will be collected by Maine-based Bartlettyarns for processing.
The skirted bits of wool are sent to the compost pile.
Mark, left, raises goats and chickens in North Dartmouth, Mass. He brought Tyler, 12, Travis, 9, and Madison, 10, to Bristol Aggie to learn about skirting.
The wool at the skirting workshop was mostly from Romeldale/California Variegated Mutant (CVM) sheep, which were previously endangered. The breed is now listed as critical and has rebounded due to farmers breeding and promoting the animals. CVM wool is prized for its fineness.
Raschel Guy of Fall River, Mass., skirts wool with her daughters Madison, 11, and Paige, 7.
