Our sheep are raised naturally with no antibiotics or hormones. They are fed grass pasture in summer and good quality hay in winter. This fleece is from a lamb whose mother was a Shetland and daddy was a brown Icelandic. 2008 fleece. Since it's a lamb fleece the guard hairs are soft enough that they won't need to be separated from the undercoat when spinning, resulting in a great combination of loft and strength with softness.
Our heritage breed wool fleeces are available year round at reasonable prices. Our Cotswold sheep produce fleeces of long, lustrous curly locks suitable for all kinds of crafts including doll hair, Santa beards, rugs, and outerwear. We select only high quality locks from each Cotswold fleece to be shipped.
We have been breeding our Shetland cross sheep specifically for handspinning. My favorite fiber to spin is long, medium fine, and crimpy. White, brown, and gray colors are available. Recently we've brought in some Icelandic blood and are offering only the lamb fleeces from those crosses. The Shetland component preserves the loft of the overall fiber and reduces the "fly-away" nature of pure Icelandic. The result: a softer, longer, more easily spun fiber.
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