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This is fleece from my flock of heritage/rare breed sheep. Their locks are gently washed in hot water without soap or detergent, then hand dyed in small batches with Gaywool dyes. A bit of the natural lanolin remains with this method.

The color is a non-varigated solid, deep, saturated peacock blue-green.

All wools have unique breed-specific characteristics; Leicester longwool fleece is lustrous and long with a spiral curl, not the blocky crimped locks of many other wools. The fiber takes dyes beautifully, and makes excellent, durable outerwear. Locks will vary in length throughout the entire clip, but lengths will be reasonably consistant per bag. Please allow one week plus shipping time for dyeing your fiber.

This breed is classified as "critically rare" by the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy.


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Leicester Longwool spinning locks - 4 oz. bags - Peacock

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Peacock

This is fleece from my flock of heritage/rare breed sheep. Their locks are gently washed in hot water without soap or detergent, then hand dyed in small batches with Gaywool dyes. A bit of the natural lanolin remains with this method.

The color is a non-varigated solid, deep, saturated peacock blue-green.

All wools have unique breed-specific characteristics; Leicester longwool fleece is lustrous and long with a spiral curl, not the blocky crimped locks of many other wools. The fiber takes dyes beautifully, and makes excellent, durable outerwear. Locks will vary in length throughout the entire clip, but lengths will be reasonably consistant per bag. Please allow one week plus shipping time for dyeing your fiber.

This breed is classified as "critically rare" by the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy.


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Spinning Tips -- I suggest using minimal processing to spin loose worsted style directly from the locks. First, lightly flick card the ends to open the staple, or comb out the locks, working each end at a time. You can use simple, inexpensive dog grooming combs and brushes, or invest in dedicated fiber tools. A quick and easy “snap” of the locks while holding each end will drop out bits of vegetable matter (hay). You can save your ends and bits from combing and flicking for drum carding “kitchen sink” batts, doll stuffing or needle felting.
 
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100% Leicester Longwool locks, hand dyed

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I live and work on a tiny farm in Berkeley Springs, WV. We have heritage breed Leicester Longwool sheep, mohair goats, and a friendly flock of chickens. You can read more about Pocket Meadow Farm at h...

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