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Greenerlife

  • Joined Mar 2009
  • Leafy Surrey
Re: Fleeces
« Reply #15 on: May 03, 2013, 03:10:52 pm »
That sounds a good compromise.  :thumbsup:
Any idea what sort of wheel you will get?


Only was looking for fleeces for my business idea, but I now appear to have an endless supply of fleeces,so it seems churlish not to use them for something prettier.  Have to do some serious research...

SallyintNorth

  • Joined Feb 2011
  • Cornwall
  • Rarely short of an opinion but I mean well
    • Trelay Cohousing Community
Re: Fleeces
« Reply #16 on: May 03, 2013, 03:28:29 pm »
One by one...  :knit: :excited: :spin: :excited:
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

fifesmallholder

  • Joined Aug 2011
  • Fife, Scotland.
  • Outstanding in his field :0)
    • Fife Smallholder
Re: Fleeces
« Reply #17 on: May 27, 2013, 10:12:26 pm »
A lot of smallholders with sheep have bags of fleece stored away - with every intention of doing craft things with it when they get a minute.   I am one and know of a few more.  I am sure you would have no problem getting some locally. Approach your local smallholders association for contacts. For information I have:


  • Herdwick (grey)
  • Herdwick cross (white/peach/black)
  • Suffolk (white)
  • Cheviot (white)
  • Shetland (grey/brown)
  • Shetland/Ryeland (brown)
  • Mule (White)
  • Beltex (white)
check out this pic of some good fleece  [size=78%]http://pinterest.com/pin/465630048944023835/[/size]


Carol

Lesley Silvester

  • Joined Sep 2011
  • Telford
Re: Fleeces
« Reply #18 on: May 27, 2013, 10:22:39 pm »
Nice. I would love to get hold of a Romney fleece.

Bionic

  • Joined Dec 2010
  • Talley, Carmarthenshire
Re: Fleeces
« Reply #19 on: May 28, 2013, 09:18:40 am »
MGM, I was given half a Romney fleece last year. Its very nice for spinning.
Life is like a bowl of cherries, mostly yummy but some dodgy bits

Lesley Silvester

  • Joined Sep 2011
  • Telford
Re: Fleeces
« Reply #20 on: May 28, 2013, 09:52:31 pm »
Lucky you. I know it's lovely. Having grown up in the Romney Marsh area, I learned to spin on Romney.

Greenerlife

  • Joined Mar 2009
  • Leafy Surrey
Re: Fleeces
« Reply #21 on: April 29, 2014, 02:59:56 pm »
OK so I am bumping this thread as I got given fleeces for my project, which is fine for that, and I have started learning to spin using it! but I have now reached the stage when I realise it's not very good quality and I want to spin something else.


So my question is - does anybody have any recommendations for breed, and perhaps do any of you sheepies out there have any fleeces for sale?  Thought I would try here first - would prefer to 'keep it within the family' so to speak, if I can!  :hug:

clydesdaleclopper

  • Joined Aug 2009
  • Aberdeenshire
Re: Fleeces
« Reply #22 on: April 29, 2014, 04:00:31 pm »
I should have some Gotland x Shetland available soon as we are going to be eating some of last year's lambs very soon. I usually sell them to spinners through Ravelry but if you are interested I will happily keep one back for you.
Our holding has Anglo Nubian and British Toggenburg goats, Gotland sheep, Franconian Geese, Blue Swedish ducks, a whole load of mongrel hens and two semi-feral children.

Greenerlife

  • Joined Mar 2009
  • Leafy Surrey
Re: Fleeces
« Reply #23 on: April 29, 2014, 05:02:00 pm »
Thank you!  Have sent you a PM

Bramblecot

  • Joined Jul 2008
Re: Fleeces
« Reply #24 on: May 20, 2014, 08:36:45 pm »
 :wave: Will pm you.

Bionic

  • Joined Dec 2010
  • Talley, Carmarthenshire
Re: Fleeces
« Reply #25 on: May 20, 2014, 08:39:41 pm »
I heard from someone today that we (the spinners group that I go to) can have some Cotswold fleece for free. Yipee  :thumbsup: :spin:
Life is like a bowl of cherries, mostly yummy but some dodgy bits

Lesley Silvester

  • Joined Sep 2011
  • Telford
Re: Fleeces
« Reply #26 on: May 20, 2014, 10:41:42 pm »
That's my favourite price, Sally.  ;)

 

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