Region: Scottish Highlands
Slender bodied white fleece
Average Fleece Weight: 1.5kg washed and dried weight
Average Staple Length: 6-12 Inches
Micron Range: 35+
Recommended Craft Areas - Peg loom rug making, needle felting and used as a base for blending craft wool
Unique features: Although the fleece looks rough and rugged, it’s actually a surprisingly soft, long, strong wool because it’s quite slender. The fleece will do anything. It’s a little coarse for the wearing but it will spin easily for any level and the other unique selling point is that it wet felts!
As the name suggests, this is a breed which is mainly found in the Scottish highlands but can also be found at the top of the hills of North East England too. There are documents of these sheep going back to the 12th century. Monks based in isolated monasteries would use the sheep wool for clothing, blankets and furniture but also would export the meat to Europe to earn money.
This breed has 2 curled back horns which spiral away from the face the older they are. Each year, the horn will gain an additional ring of keratin which gives it the ribbed texture. They are a white bodied sheep with wool on their body only. Their faces and legs are black & white in a mottled pattern. Their fleeces are quite coarse but dense, which provide them with warmth and protection when exposed to the elements. A coarser traditional British fleece suitable for multipurpose. Mainly white with some colour variation and a mid range staple length.ol
Region: Scottish Highlands
Slender bodied white fleece
Average Fleece Weight: 1.5kg washed and dried weight
Average Staple Length: 6-12 Inches
Micron Range: 35+
Recommended Craft Areas - Peg loom rug making, needle felting and used as a base for blending craft wool
Unique features: Although the fleece looks rough and rugged, it’s actually a surprisingly soft, long, strong wool because it’s quite slender. The fleece will do anything. It’s a little coarse for the wearing but it will spin easily for any level and the other unique selling point is that it wet felts!
As the name suggests, this is a breed which is mainly found in the Scottish highlands but can also be found at the top of the hills of North East England too. There are documents of these sheep going back to the 12th century. Monks based in isolated monasteries would use the sheep wool for clothing, blankets and furniture but also would export the meat to Europe to earn money.
This breed has 2 curled back horns which spiral away from the face the older they are. Each year, the horn will gain an additional ring of keratin which gives it the ribbed texture. They are a white bodied sheep with wool on their body only. Their faces and legs are black & white in a mottled pattern. Their fleeces are quite coarse but dense, which provide them with warmth and protection when exposed to the elements. A coarser traditional British fleece suitable for multipurpose. Mainly white with some colour variation and a mid range staple length.ol
