Author Topic: sheep fleeces  (Read 2173 times)

happy larry

  • Joined Apr 2011
sheep fleeces
« on: June 16, 2013, 10:19:11 pm »
would anyone be interested in either buying or making garments from my sheep,i have 12 poll dorset fleeces and 15 hebridean fleeces.
Im not to bothered about receiving any money gain for these fleeces i just dont want to see them wasted,any suggestions or interested spinners let me know,thanks.Paul
located in burton on trent and could deliver within reason

shygirl

  • Joined May 2013
Re: sheep fleeces
« Reply #1 on: June 16, 2013, 10:56:14 pm »
try ebay - i sold a fair few heb fleeces on there for good money, especially if you do smaller bags and aim for crafts.

Pedwardine

  • Joined Feb 2012
  • South Lincolnshire
Re: sheep fleeces
« Reply #2 on: June 16, 2013, 11:04:05 pm »
There'll be a spinning guild near you. They'll have them I'm sure and charge something even it's a fiver a fleece. You may as well get something and people will be happy to pay. Let them know the breed, the state of them and that they are raw/sold as seen though so there're no surprises. If they know they aren't skirted or sorted that's fine. Some people even like picking out the icky bits. Weird breed, spinners! I say that in the nicest way as many of my friends are spinners and they KNOW they are odd  ;D

SallyintNorth

  • Joined Feb 2011
  • Cornwall
  • Rarely short of an opinion but I mean well
    • Trelay Cohousing Community
Re: sheep fleeces
« Reply #3 on: June 17, 2013, 12:40:20 am »
You're not far from some spinners I know...  I'll send a link to one of them for you.  And/or you could post on Ravelry in Uk Fleeeece People - fleece for sale
Don't listen to the money men - they know the price of everything and the value of nothing

Live in a cohousing community with small farm for our own use.  Dairy cows (rearing their own calves for beef), pigs, sheep for meat and fleece, ducks and hens for eggs, veg and fruit growing

 

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