Shetland Sheep Fleece For Sale

Shetland sheep produce one of the finest wool s in the world that is especially suitable for hand spinning and peg looming.

Shetland sheep fleece for sale. And what a result. There are 226 shetland fleece for sale on etsy and they cost 21 60 on average. Vagaries of the weather and scheduling resulted in only one breeding group with holm who has a fleece that spins like butter. Breeding stock fleeces and wool products.

Contact the farm directly for more information. For sale at hickory hill farm. Every year we assess our sheep deciding which ones are keepers and which ones we would like to sell. The natural color of the wool ranges from a light cream to nearly black.

We would be happy to send you a sample upon request. Please see our blog for current raw fleeces for sale. It s always a tough choice we d love. The fleece or wool of the romney sheep is prized for its quality and is particularly sought by hand spinners.

The joshua farm shetland sheep flock is the lifework of carol kurt and joshua albrecht who own chaffin family orchards a multi generational diversified family farm near chico california. The shetland sheep provide the albrecht s with a creative outlet for their combined unique gifts. The romney sheep is considered one of the most prolific wool producing breeds with ewes producing an average of 10 pounds each year. The finer fibers often being used to make the world famous fair isle knitwear and gossamer lace whilst the coarser wool being woven into tweed some of which is used by tailors in savile row london.

We have lambs and sheep for breeding. Our fleeces usually micron in the low 20 s at the mid rib with uniform quality from the neck to just above the hind leg britch. We ve made the decision to disperse our flock of mostly fine fleece shetland sheep in the spring and summer of 2020. If you are interested in purchasing a fleece roving ready to spin or yarn from our flock please write or call for availability.

Once waiting list commitments have been met the remaining shetlands will be available for sale on a first come first serve basis. The most common shetland fleece material is wool. We have a variety of natural colored sheep for sale. Shetland sheep for sale this year s shetland lambs are the product of my goal to breed for flashy lambs.

We are striving to raise shetland sheep that are healthy and produce very fine wool even as adults. Sheep color genetics sheep health issues sheep resources. Our price for fleeces ranges from 10 20 per pound depending on their quality and cleanliness. We cater to the discriminating handspinner who expects shetland wool to be the finest of all the uk breeds.