Wool

Wool is a most versatile material - warm in the winter yet cool in the summer. We pride ourselves on having some of the very best wool one can use for handspinning. The type of sheep that grow the wool is a major factor in the final product. Some sheep are primarily raised for meat and have very poor quality wool for handspinning. We have bred sheep for over 30 years and have been raising them to have long, lustrous wool with a beautiful crimp. Crimp gives wool it's strength and 'springiness' and is crucial in a handspinning fleece. Our sheep produce wool in a variety of colors: White, black, brown silver-grey or naturally colored.

We raise our sheep in a way that keeps their fleece as clean as possible. They are on clean pasture most of the year but fed hay on the snow or in the barn when there is no grass available. We have designed our own hay racks which minimize hay contamination in our wool.

If you haven't yet looked at the page on shearing day, you might want to go there now since it's a perfect beginning to understanding what goes into producing championship quality handspinning fleeces.

 

Once the wool has been shorn, it is laid out on a flat surface called a skirting board and any remaining debris, second cuts, manure tags, etc. are painstakenly hand picked and discarded. We also give our fleece customers the opportunity to skirt again any fleece they are purchasing to ensure that they are pleased with their choices.

Carolyn working on one of our naturally colored fleeces.

A closeup view of the fleece seen in the first picture.

You can see the sheen and fine, uniform crimp.

Throughout the year, we have a wide variety of fleeces available for sale. These are only a few examples.

 

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