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little brown sheep

  • Joined Oct 2014
    • Llanrhaeadr ym Mochnant
Polwarth sheep
« on: November 15, 2015, 10:14:09 pm »
Does anyone on here keep polwarths?
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Marches Farmer

  • Joined Dec 2012
    • Herefordshire
Re: Polwarth sheep
« Reply #1 on: November 16, 2015, 08:25:21 am »
I don't but I've heard they're not ideal for our climate as they have a lot of Merino blood.
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Bionic

  • Joined Dec 2010
    • Talley, Carmarthenshire
Re: Polwarth sheep
« Reply #2 on: November 16, 2015, 09:10:02 am »
I don't either but bought some Falkland Island prepared Polwarth fibre for spinning. I haven't spun any yet but the other membors of my group have said is spins lovely.
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SallyintNorth

  • Joined Feb 2011
    • Cornwall
  • Rarely short of an opinion but I mean well
    • Trelay Cohousing Community
Re: Polwarth sheep
« Reply #3 on: November 16, 2015, 09:33:43 am »
You can try contacting WidowTwanky on Ravelry.  She keeps Polwarths.

There's a WidowTwanky listed on TAS but I don't know if it's the same person, and in any case they haven't been on TAS for a couple of years.
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waterbuffalofarmer

  • Joined Apr 2014
    • Mid Wales
  • Owner of 61 Mediterranean water buffaloes
Re: Polwarth sheep
« Reply #4 on: November 16, 2015, 12:47:50 pm »
http://www.thenaturalfibre.co.uk/meet-the-animals Read this..... The only people I found who breed them are either in new zealand or Australia
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SallyintNorth

  • Joined Feb 2011
    • Cornwall
  • Rarely short of an opinion but I mean well
    • Trelay Cohousing Community
Re: Polwarth sheep
« Reply #5 on: November 16, 2015, 01:42:55 pm »
I recently bought some of Blacker Yarns Polwarth.  They confirmed that they source the fibre in the UK.

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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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