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Minor Breeds of Sheep

Blue Faced Leicester is a large framed long-bodied sheep. The blue coloring on their heads is covered with a fine white hair. Their fleece is classified as a long wool but is also used to produce high quality luster yarns with drape. The wool is tightly purled, semi-lustrous and opening cleanly to the skin. Though predominantly a white wool breed, it does carry a recessive black gene and natural colored lambs do appear though rare. MATURE BODY WEIGHT
  • AVERAGE FIBER DIAMETER
    Micron 24-28
    USDA Wool Grade 56’s-60’s
  • GREASE FLEECE WEIGHT Ewe 2.5 - 4.5 lb. - WASHING YIELD 75-80%
  • STAPLE LENGTH 5-6"
California Variegated Mutant (CVM) originated from the all-white Romeldale breed. The CVM is a product of recessive color pattern genes. The typical CMV has a badger face with body wool colored cream, dark gray or silver and the belly, britch and neck a darker color. CVMs grow a soft, high-yielding, long-stapled uniform fleece.
  • AVERAGE FIBER DIAMETER
    Micron 22-25
    USDA Wool Grade 58’s-62’s
  • GREASE FLEECE WEIGHT Ewe 6-12 lb - WASHING YIELD 60%
  • STAPLE LENGTH 3-5”
Clun Forest originated in England and is of medium size. They are brown/black-faced with no wool on the face and legs and produce a medium-wool fleece.
  • AVERAGE FIBER DIAMETER
    Micron 28-33
    USDA Wool Grade 46’s-54’s
  • GREASE FLEECE WEIGHT Ewe 5-9 lb
Gulf Coast is one of the oldest types of sheep in the United States and has existed in the southern regions for several centuries. Their origin in unknown. They are open-faced with white to brown color with fleeces that are lightweight and medium-grade fleeces.
  • AVERAGE FIBER DIAMETER
    Micron 26-32
    USDA Wool Grade 48’s-58’s
  • GREASE FLEECE WEIGHT Ewe 4-6 lb - WASHING YIELD 50-65%
  • STAPLE LENGTH 2 1/2 -4"
Icelandic originated in Iceland. The Icelandic has historically been a meat breed, but is also a noted source of wool for lopi yarn. Fleece colors can be white, tan, brown, gray or black. Icelandics are both polled and horned with both sexes capable of horn growth.
  • AVERAGE FIBER DIAMETER
    MICRONS UNDERCOAT 19-22 OUTERCOAT 27-30
    USDA Wool Grade Both Coats -46’s-56’s
  • GREASE FLEECE WEIGHT 4-5 lb - WASHING YIELD 50-65%
  • STAPLE LENGTH UNDERCOAT 3" OUTERCOAT 18"
Jacob although of unknown origin, has been raised for over 350 years in England. Some say they were ther sheep that Jacob of the Bible rasied. The Jacob is small and multihorned with black spots on the body and distinctive black facial markings over each eye and on the nose. They produce a medium-grade wool with some kempy fibers.
  • AVERAGE FIBER DIAMETER
    Micron 27-35
    USDA Wool Grade 44’s-56’s
  • GREASE FLEECE WEIGHT 3-6 lb - WASHING YIELD 50-65%
  • STAPLE LENGTH 4-7"
Karakul are native to the deserts of Central Asia and is one of the world's oldest breeds. Fleece colors come in black, silver, blue, gray, tan, reddish brown and white. Karakuls produce a long-stapled, light-weight, often double-coated fleece with excellent felting qualities.
  • AVERAGE FIBER DIAMETER
    Micron 25-36
    USDA Wool Grade 44’s-58’s
  • GREASE FLEECE WEIGHT Ewe 5-10 lb - WASHING YIELD - 80-85%
  • STAPLE LENGTH 6-12"

CONTACT:

Jim and Lynn Snell
801.668.0563
1640 S. 600 E
SLC,UT 84105
email: spinderellas523@msn.com

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