Wool and wool products

Miracle
Miracle is a true miracle. He is a purebred Shetland wether, and is moorit. If you are not familiar with Shetland colors, moorit is a lovely soft lighter brown. Over the years he has won consistently in the natural-color fleece division. I am amazed that this 10-year-old sheep gave me such a winderful fleece last year. He just gets better with age! His roving weighs 2 1/4 pounds.

Precious
This aptly named Crossbred ewe had a hoggit fleece that was a real winner. Now she is a few years older, and her fleeces continue in quality. She is a creamy white, with a luster that shines in the sun. Her roving comes in at 2 pounds.

Rascal
I am listing Rascal's roving here, even though there is only 11 oz. of it left. It will be the last of her fleeces, she is in the "little old lady pen" being fed a special diet, and this year's fleece will probably not be up to her previous wonderful standard. She is a daughter of 3Z, who was one of my finest ewes and a wonderful mother.

50/50 White Mohair/White Cheviot
Last year we sold out of this super roving very early on. It has a sheen you will love, and can be spun so fine - it will delight your fingers! We choose one of our best Cheviot fleeces to blend with silky white mohair to create this desirable roving. We are happy to report that we have 5 1/2 pounds of it for sale.

50/50 Grey Mohair/White Cheviot
What beautiful roving this is! The silvery-grey blends with white to create a light heather grey roving. It spins up beautifully and can be made into many different yarns - a lacy fine yarn is especially beautiful. Again, we use only our better Cheviot fleeces for this roving, and the mill has done a wonderful job of blending.

Lucky Ewe

Yes, that is her name! She was the only triplet to survive! Frankly, her fleece is not the greatest. It is soft but short. I have spun some for a Fair Isle sweater, and it was a pain in the neck. But there is onr thing you can say for Lucky - she is black! No sun=bleaching for this girl! I find that needle-felters love her wool and so I sell it by the ounce, at $1/ounce. One customer last winter said "I had to use dark purple noses on my animals until I found Lucky!

Raw Fleeces
I have anumber of raw fleeces available from this year's shearing and will post them next week (6/23). They are rough skirted - no tags or coarse wool. At $6/lb they are perfect for the hand spinner.

Rose - Since Rose is moving to Ohio, this is the only fleece I will have from her. It is a soft hoggit fleece, white with a nice luster. This fleece took a 4th in the Garden State Sheep Breeders show last fall. Since it is a lamb fleece, it is small, but show skirted and well-picked for show. SOLD
Brian - This is Brian's hoggit fleece. He is my black breeding ram, and his fleece will work up into a deep chocolate color.
Faery Kiss - I had high hopes for Kiss's hoggit fleece - she was on her way to being Best in Show with a wonderful two-tone fleece of grey to white (She is a crossbred). But she didn't hold up under the "stress test" and her fleece can be made to part at the color change (grey to white). This would be a challenge to process, but the result would be fabulous.
Omega - Omega is the last daughter of my beloved 3Z, one of my original sheep. Her fleece is very nice and if not up to her mother's standards, it will spin up well. it is only a few pounds, as it is her hoggit fleece. It was not offered for auction or show but is well skirted. Which means I did not consider it one of my 5 or 6 best (show entries cost money!) but it was too nice to auction off. I would be glad to send you a lock so you can decide for yourself. SOLD