Quality Handspinning Fleeces

Up until 2025 we sold both white and naturally colored Corriedale fleeces. Our fleeces are especially desirable for handspinning and for felting. All of our sheep are purebred Corriedales. Our sheep wear jackets year round to assure absolutely clean wool and, in the case of the colored sheep, that there is little or no sun bleaching. The jackets do not cause the Corriedale wool to felt or fray. Our sheep spend the time from early May to late November on pasture. They rotate to a new section of pasture each day, which assures that the forage is always fresh, green and free of seeds and stickers which would otherwise contaminate the wool. It is a healthful and clean environment which aids in the production of quality wool, especially suited for handspinning.

One of the major criteria we use in selecting our breeding stock is the quality of the sheep’s wool. We breed our Corriedales for a soft fleece, with good crimp and wonderful color and brightness. We skirt the fleeces heavily, so that the wool for sale is only that from under the jackets. Our fleeces have a staple length of 3 inches to 5 inches. We have the fleeces from all of our adult sheep micron tested by Yocum-McCall. The wool from the adult rams that we currently use for breeding test from 24.6 to 29.0 microns. Our adult ewes’ wool is generally in the range of 19.0 to 29.7 microns.