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Tunis Worsted
Price range: $38.00 through $44.00 Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page

Brought into America during colonial times (George Washington had a Tunis ram), Tunis are well adapted to the humid Mid-Atlantic region. They are a very beautiful sheep; the lambs are born all cinnamon colored (red in the sheep world) and as they grow up, their fleece turns white while they maintain red faces and legs. The wool is Medium: medium soft, medium length and is a very versatile wool.
Farm source: hand selected fleeces from Beaucaire Farm in Purcellville, Virginia and Three Sheep in Barboursville, Virginia.
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Border Leicester Yarn – Sport Weight
Price range: $35.00 through $44.00 Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page

Border Leicester is a Longwool breed developed in the 18th century in the borderlands between England and Scotland (hence the name). Related by breeding to the Leicester Longwool and Blue-Faced Leicester, it is in the middle of those breeds for softness and has beautiful lustre and drape. A very personable sheep, they are clean faced with Roman noses.
Farm source: hand selected fleeces from Overlook Manor, Warrenton, Virginia