Description

About the Fibre

Staple length 80-150cm. Micron count 24-28.

Fine

Available in Raven (black) only

Bluefaced Leicester wool is usualy described as lustrous and silky, with a well-defined crimp, which allows it to be spun into finer yarn and gives it higher insulating properties. The Bluefaced Leicester has become a very popular British breed over the last century, and is highly sought after by knitters as well as spinners.

Sold in 100g bags

Milled in the UK with fibre sourced from the UK

About the Breed

Blue Face Leicester is a longwool breed of sheep developed by Robert Bakewell, in Dishley, Leicestershire in the eighteenth century through careful breeding.

They are tall, with cool grey faces, long rabbit-like ears, and a characteristic “Roman” nose.

They are a predominantly white breed, but do carry a recessive black gene that can produce black or grey fleeces in some instances.

Blue Faced Leicester sheep at Llanfair Show byPenny Mayes, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons