Counting Sheep

**RockyR** · 16th January 09, 05:37 AM

Great research brooster! You are a much better researcher than me.

Originally Posted by BroosterB1

@ 16 oz per yard 9 yards = 148 oz. To get 148 oz of yardage from raw wool you need 433 oz of fleece or 25-30 lbs of raw fleece.

The math seems a little off though...

1. 9 yards double width for a kilt = an 18 yard kilt. 8 to 9 yards SINGLE width (4 to 4.5 yards double) is all that's needed.
2. 16 X 9 is 144, not 148, but it's 'pretty close'.

Originally Posted by BroosterB1

So, depending on how heavy your kilt is, will depend on how many fleeces (sheep) you are wearing. The question is what does a fleece weigh? the answer is...........5.8 pounds per sheep http://jas.fass.org/cgi/reprint/15/1/218.pdf. This means for your 16 oz 9 yard full dress tank you are wearing the product of about 6 sheep.

For one of McMurdo's 22 or 24 oz er's add another sheep or two.

trusting all the rest of your math, we can basically divide the final answer by about 2 b/c you counted double width cloth.

If you think about it further, you don't QUITE use all of the single width either... IF the material is 60" wide and you make a 24" long kilt, you only use 40% of the cloth width, not 50%. "What about the waistband?" True, but you only use about 65" length of cloth (about 4" high) for a 40" waist, so it's a moderately insignificant ammount. Let's say it adds another 3%. In reality, you use 43% of a double width cloth, not 50%.

43% of 6 sheep is about 2.58 sheep's fleece.

It also depends on the size of the sheep and how much fleece they have to give!

VERY interesting question though. I think around 2 1/2 sounds like a reasonable answer, so I think we're in the ballpark.

**davedove** · 16th January 09, 06:30 AM

Originally Posted by RockyR

VERY interesting question though. I think around 2 1/2 sounds like a reasonable answer, so I think we're in the ballpark.

Well, at least one of the sheep is half warm.

**Rex_Tremende** · 16th January 09, 01:05 PM

Originally Posted by davedove

Well, at least one of the sheep is half warm.

Hmm. I see what you mean.

Regards,
Rex.

**Mr. bone** · 16th January 09, 01:15 PM

I do believe that is the best "Cross section view" I have ever seen. Either that or one of those "Punk Sheep" that you always used to see at a Sex Pistols concert.

**vmac3205** · 16th January 09, 02:07 PM

Originally Posted by Mr. bone

I do believe that is the best "Cross section view" I have ever seen. Either that or one of those "Punk Sheep" that you always used to see at a Sex Pistols concert.

Actually, that is a punk sheep. It really has a Mohawk, and the other side is equally bare, except for the head. Anyway you look at it, it's better than a mullet.