Clun forest sheep are a multi-talented breed. Their creamy white fleece, milk and meat make this a universal breed. The Clun Forest Sheep hail from the town of Clun and the surround forests in Shropshire, England. These sheep are first mentioned in 1803 by Rev. Joseph Plymley who had dealings with these forest sheep. […]
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If you noticed the black on my fingernails. Don’t worry I’m not going Goth! I dyed my daughter’s hair and the darn glove broke. I can’t get it off.
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I didn’t expect Columbia to be as long and soft as it is. It’s really a great hand-spinners fiber I wonder why we don’t find more. The average fleece ranges from huge 10 pds to a whooping 16 pds. That like 4 sweaters worth. The staple length is usually between 3.5 and 5 inches mine […]
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I was really surprised to read that Columbia sheep are an American breed. They were in fact created by the U.S. Dept of Agriculture in the early 18th century. The first cross was Lincoln Ram to a Rambouillet Ewe. They took the elite of these crosses and created the Columbia Breed. These sheep […]
Here a picture of the spun corriedale:) Just a quick note about what is going on at the site. I’m working on making an more cohesive store intereface and while I’m working on it you may see test pages up for classes. As I’m in test mode nothing is buyable right now. If […]
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Corriedale is a favorite among spinners (ok it’s one of my favorites too). The fleeces are dense, with incredible crimp. A corriedale fleece can weigh a copious 10-17 pds per shearing. The staple length is typically 3.5 to 6 inches and the micron count is 24-31 making this a medium soft […]
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Corriedale sheep are an intriguing breed. They were developed harmoniously in both Australia and New Zealand around 1874, by crossing merino sheep with Lincoln sheep. The breed was created to produce a dual purpose sheep that was good for meat and commercial wool production. Corriedale comes in as the second most popular […]
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Spun North Ronaldsay New Rescued and Recycled Batt going into the store soon! I don’t often talk about wordpress plugins or anything geeky like programming but I wanted to tell you about commentLuv because I Luv what it does. When you comment on a post you have […]
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North Ronaldsay sheep come in an assortment of colors white to brown, grey and black they are sometimes mixed colors however these usually fade to fawn coloring as the sheep ages. The wool is soft and a bit kempy. A fleece usually weighs in at about 2 pds or 1 kg. It is a […]
North Ronaldsay sheep hail from from area of the same name , on Orkney Islands of Scotland. The are the descendants of sheep originally found in the area and the breed has remained virtually unchanged since the bronze age. These sheep are especially unique because they live virtually exclusively on seaweed for many months […]
