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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: woollyval on April 28, 2011, 02:31:43 pm

Title: Wool wanted
Post by: woollyval on April 28, 2011, 02:31:43 pm

Any amount any type any colour.....so long as we can collect it or you can drop it off.....please email [email protected] or [email protected] we are near Taunton Somerset. 40p per kg

Title: Re: Wool wanted
Post by: Rosemary on April 28, 2011, 04:31:23 pm

Presumably we can courier it to you?

Title: Re: Wool wanted
Post by: egglady on April 28, 2011, 04:45:15 pm

same question from me!

Title: Re: Wool wanted
Post by: woollyval on April 28, 2011, 04:53:59 pm

Don't mind how it gets here!!! email nicky for details

Title: Re: Wool wanted
Post by: SingingShearer on April 28, 2011, 05:15:58 pm

40p per kilo :o aren't the BWMB paying more than that for white wool? Also coloured wools will sell for a better price to handspinners.

Philip :sheep:

Title: Re: Wool wanted
Post by: Rosemary on April 28, 2011, 06:57:31 pm

IF you can get someone to buy it. i ended up using mine in muddy gateways.

Title: Re: Wool wanted
Post by: SingingShearer on April 28, 2011, 08:03:55 pm

The lady I sheared for today got £6-8 plus postage for her coloured Ryelands on ebay last year.

Title: Re: Wool wanted
Post by: Anke on April 28, 2011, 08:19:24 pm

And how much would it cost me to send it down? Sorry but doesn't seem to be such a good offer.

Title: Re: Wool wanted
Post by: woollyval on April 28, 2011, 08:38:43 pm

We want any wool....especially the poor quality! The wool board are indeed paying a lot for the good quality wools so if you have some good and white stuff get it down to your local depot. What we are after is the coloured, the poor quality and the really rough stuff.....its for insulation!

Title: Re: Wool wanted
Post by: daddymatty82 on April 28, 2011, 09:16:45 pm

how much does a wool bag hold kg wise?

Title: Re: Wool wanted
Post by: woollyval on April 28, 2011, 10:55:48 pm

about 11 stone or 72kg if well stuffed and sewn

Title: Re: Wool wanted
Post by: daddymatty82 on April 29, 2011, 08:07:32 am

i got possibly 3 bags i got 1 full up one and for definite and possibly 2 more but they may be half bags will need to check to be 100% but id say almost certain of 150kg  would you be intrested? would you collect?

Title: Re: Wool wanted
Post by: Freddiesfarm on April 29, 2011, 10:17:08 am

My wool always went to Woolly Shepherd - nice to know it is being used for eco friendly stuff.  I gave my card to Marti when I was at the vets for her to pass it on to Nicky for taking away my wool.

For me I get the money when they get the wool and they don't hold onto it for months and months like the WMB plus they save me a job and a journey and collect it.  It is worth saving me the hassle
 

Title: Re: Wool wanted
Post by: ScotsGirl on May 03, 2011, 11:14:01 pm

Does anyone know if wool is of any use if not removed in one piece?  Had a few issues shearing and so have a few bags of incomplete fleeces.  Will have to have words with my assistant so they don't pull apart as I am shearing!

Title: Re: Wool wanted
Post by: daddymatty82 on May 06, 2011, 07:19:21 pm

 ??? any news?