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Dyed Yarn & Fiber
Coopworth Sport
$42.00 Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageCoopworth is a Longwool breed created by crossbreeding Romney and Border Leicester sheep. The breed standard focuses on production as opposed to the way the sheep looks ( ), so some Coopworth look more like Romney and some have the clean head and roman noses of Border Leicester. Creamy white, strong fiber with an opalescence that dyes beautifully.
Farm source: hand selected fleeces from Over the Grass Farm in The Plains, Virginia. The flock was dispersed. We currently don’t have a source of Coopworth fleece. Know anyone raising them in the Chesapeake Fibershed? -
Dyed Yarn & Fiber
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 pageBorder 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
