The 2025 fleeces are now available for reservation. Please refer to the reservation information page for details on how to secure your choices if you are unsure.
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The great majority of our sheep are jacketed during hay feeding season to provide the discriminating handspinner with beautiful fiber free of vegetation. Even uncoated fleeces will contain very little VM.
Fleeces may be purchased whole or divided in half. Half fleeces are always divided from head to tail. Shearing occurs during April as the weather and scheduling allows. Following shearing, fleeces will be available on a first-come, first-served basis
unless reserved. A charge of
$20 per fleece will positively hold a particular fleece for you. This fee will be applied to the final purchase price of the fleece. Final price is determined by fleece weight. Expected fleece weights are listed with each fleece. If a flaw is discovered in a reserved fleece, I will email you as soon as it's discovered.
Free samples - small lock of the fleece - may be requested to confirm color.
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Note: If you are outside of the USA, please check with your country's regulations regarding importing RAW fleece prior to purchasing from us. And, additional shipping charges will likely apply.
| White Medium Wool |
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Daisy 2025
(ewe)
White |  |
4.50" |
CVM/Rambou/Cots/Bor.Leic
A lovely medium grade fleece with wide flat locks, firm crimp and good luster and length for the grade. Coated. $20.00 per pound. Full fleece approx. 6-7 lb.
Half Daisy's 2025 fleece is reserved for Cathy D.
Half Daisy's fleece is reserved for Carol G. |
Macaroon 2025
(ewe)
White |  |
4.50" |
CVM/Rambou/Finn/Cots
Medium grade, soft, a bit cream colored. Some luster with a good crimp which relaxes in some areas. Coated. $20.00 per pound. Full fleece approx. 6-7 lb.
Macaroon's 2025 fleece is reserved for Shreya I. |
Peppermint Patty 2025
(ewe)
White |  |
5.00" |
Bor.Leic./CVM/Rambou.
A lovely medium grade fleece with a firm crimp but soft hand and good sparkle. Coated. $20.00 per pound. Full fleece approx. 7-8 lb.
Peppermint Patty's 2025 fleece is reserved for Aimee S. |
Arthur 2025
(wether)
White |  |
5.50" |
CVM/Rambou/Cots
This is a soft handling fleece with an obvious but soft crimp and sparkly luster. With this length he could have gone into the long wool category but the fleece feels and handles like a medium. Coated. $20/lb. Full fleece approx. 8-9 lbs.
Arthur's 2025 fleece is reserved for Nathalie S. |
| White Long Wool |
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Tahiti 2025
(ewe)
White |  |
3.00" |
Cots/Bor.Leic./CVM/Rambou.
This fleece has the luster and crimp of a long wool although it is softer and somewhat shorter like a medium grade, but I kept it in the Long Wool category. She's lost some length to age (she's 17 this year!!) but it's still a pleasant length to spin. The crimp is soft and the wool has a nice, drape-y handle. Full fleece approx. 4-5 lb. Coated. $20.00 per lb.
Tahiti's 2025 fleece is reserved for Michelle L. |
| Colored Medium Wool |
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Ginger 2025
(ewe)
Moorit - Pale |  |
2.50" |
Romeldale/Corrie/Bor.Leic.
Ginger has lost a lot of length to age but her fleece is still soft with a good hand and nice crimp and has faded to a pale moorit. A medium fleece, but on the fine side of medium. Soft hand with good sparkle for the fineness. The darker tips in the picture contain a fair bit of grease and will be lighter when washed. Coated fleece. $20/lb. Full fleece should weight 4-5 lbs.
Ginger's 2025 fleece is reserved for Jeane C. |
Copper 2025
(ewe)
Moorit - Pale |  |
3.75" |
CVM/Rambou/BorLeic/Corrie
This fleece is definitely on the fine end of medium. Very soft hand, great crimp, good length for the fineness. Copper was born dark moorit, but has faded to a very pale sand color and gotten shorter with age but this is still a very usable length. Coated. $20.00 per lb, full fleece weighs 4.5 - 5.5 lb.
Copper's 2025 fleece is reserved for Marina M. |
Bacardi 2025
(ewe)
Moorit - Pale |  |
3.50" |
CVM/Rambou/Bor.Leic
This medium fleece is on the heavier end of the grade. Although she started out dark moorit, Bacardi faded in her first year to this pretty oatmeal shade. Plenty light enough to dye if you wish, but lovely as it is. Good crimp and sparkle. Coated. $20.00 per lb, full fleece weighs 5-6 lb.
Half Bacardi's 2025 fleece is reserved for Dania G.
Half Bacardi's 2025 fleece is reserved for Leigh D. |
Tiffany 2025
(ewe)
Moorit - Medium |  |
4.25" |
CVM/Rambou/Bor.Leic
This pretty fleece is medium, but on the fine end. Very soft hand, good crimp, good length for the fineness. Quite a bit of luster for the grade. Coated. $20.00 per lb, full fleece weighs 5-6 lb.
Tiffany's 2025 fleece is reserved for Marina G. |
Mickey 2025
(wether)
Gray - Dark |  |
3.00" |
Cots/Bor.Leic./CVM/Rambou.
Blocky locks in a solid charcoal gray with a nice sparkle. Somewhat disorganized crimp with a nice hand. Mickey has lost volume and length with age but his fiber is still sound and usable. Coated. $20.00 per lb, full fleece weighs 3.5 - 4.5 lb.
Mickey's 2025 fleece is reserved for Marina M. |
Carmel 2025
(ewe)
Moorit - Medium |  |
4.50" |
CVM/Rambou/Bor.Leic
Carmel is a super crimpy fine-ish medium with a long staple for the grade. She's faded to a beautiful dark sand color. Coated. $20.00 per lb, full fleece weighs 5-6 lb.
Carmel's 2025 fleece is reserved for Donna T. |
Violet 2025
(ewe)
Gray - Medium |  |
4.50" |
CVM/Rambou/Cots
Violet has faded to a uniform, pretty gray. Pronounced crimp and soft with minimal luster. Coated. $20.00 per lb, full fleece weighs 5-6 lb.
Half Violet's 2025 fleece is reserved for Natalie P.
Half Violet's 2025 fleece is reserved for Molly S. |
Yahtzee 2025
(ewe)
Black - Gray Shading |  |
4.75" |
CVM/Rambou/Cots
Beautiful spotted fleece. Mostly charcoal but with patches of mottled gray. Probably 80% charcoal and 20% gray. Pronounced crimp and soft with high luster. Coated. $20.00 per lb, full fleece weighs 6-7 lb.
Yahtzee's 2025 fleece is reserved for Tazhiana G. |
Snuggles 2025
(ewe)
Gray - Medium |  |
4.75" |
CVM/Rambou/Cots/Corrie
Pronounced crimp and soft, on the fine end of medium. Good sparkle for the grade. Almost solid gray, but some color variation. Coated. $20.00 per lb, full fleece weighs 6-7 lb.
Snuggles' 2025 fleece is reserved for Sharon L. |
Angelica 2025
(ewe)
Gray - Mottled |  |
4.75" |
CVM/Rambou/Cots/Corrie
A nice solid medium fleece with pronounced crimp and softness. This is a soft black shaded with gray which will likely continue fading in coming years. Coated. $20.00 per lb, full fleece weighs 5-6 lb.
Angelica's 2025 fleece is reserved for Aimee S. |
Brick 2025
(ram)
Gray Shades |  |
4.00" |
CVM/Cots/Rambou./BorLeic.
This is a lovely very pale gray fleece. Good crimp, some luster, soft hand and good length for the grade. I almost put him in 'long wool' but his fleece handles like a medium. UNcoated but very clean. $18.00 per lb, full fleece weighs 7-8 lb.
Brick's 2025 fleece is reserved for Sharon L. |
Teddy 2025
(wether)
Moorit - Medium |  |
4.00" |
CVM/Rambou/BorLeic/Cots
Gorgeous warm reddish sand moorit, nice crimp and strong sparkle. This is a very soft handling fleece on the fine end of medium. Coated. $20/lb. Full fleece weighs 6-7 lb.
Half Teddy's 2025 fleece is reeserved for Tammi H.
Half Teddy's 2025 fleece is reserved for Jeane C. |
| Colored Long Wool |
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Taffy 2025
(ewe)
Gray - Dark |  |
4.75" |
Bor.Leic./CVM/Rambou.
Taffy got the best of both worlds in this breed cross - Border Leicester length and a soft almost-medium grade fiber and is in this category primarily due to staple length. Excellent length and luster for the grade. Stunning gray. Coated. $20.00 per pound. Full fleece approx. 6-7 lbs.
Half Taffy's 2025 fleece is reserved for Cathy D.
Half Taffy's 2025 fleece is reserved for Michelle L. |
Cocoa Puff 2025
(ewe)
Gray Shades |  |
4.75" |
Cots/CVM/Rambou.
Good luster and strong crimp except at the britch. This fleece has multiple personalities - CVM/Rambouillet on the front half and stronger Cotswold going toward the britch. Finer wool is 5 inches ranging up to 6+ inches at the britch. A multi-tasking fleece for multiple projects! Pretty, mottled medium and dark gray. Coated. Full fleece approx. 6-7 lbs. $20.00 per lb.
Cocoa Puff's 2025 fleece is reserved for Amy C. |
Coconut 2025
(ewe)
Black to Gray |  |
4.75" |
CVM/Rambou/Cots/Finn
Distinct wide crimp, some luster, mostly medium gray with some darker gray areas at neck and lower legs. Coated. $20.00 per lb. Full fleece approx. 6-7 lbs.
Coconut's 2025 fleece is reserved for Diane W. |
Chantilly 2025
(ewe)
Gray - Medium |  |
4.75" |
CVM/Rambou/Cots/Finn
Wide soft crimp and soft handling! Gray shades with some nice sparkly luster. Coated. $20.00 per lb. Full fleece approx. 5-6 lbs.
Chantilly's 2025 fleece is reserved for Rachel P. |
| White Cotswold Wool |
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Luellen 2025
(ewe)
White |  |
5.00" |
Cotswold
Luellen is getting on in years but still puts out a lovely little fleece. She has nice luster and hand and small locks with a curl at the tip. The yellow line is not weak, just grease. It *should* wash white but it's possible it would leave a light yellow band after washing. Coated. $20 per pound. Full fleece approx. 4-5 lbs.
Luellen's 2025 fleece is available |
Mercy 2025
(ewe)
White |  |
5.00" |
Cotswold
Mercy is also getting on in age but still puts out a nice fleece although it's small. She has good luster and a soft hand. The locks are only wavy with little curl but would be lovely to spin. Coated. $20 per pound. Full fleece approx. 3-4 lbs
Mercy's 2025 fleece is reserved for Alexis R. |
Merry 2025
(ewe)
White |  |
5.50" |
Cotswold
High luster, silky fleece with a lovely hand. Wavey locks with very little curl. Coated. $20.00 per.lb. Full fleece approx. 5-6 lb
Merry's 2025 fleece is reserved for Ken K. |
Nancy 2025
(ewe)
White |  |
5.00" |
Cotswold
Good solid fleece with strong curls through the forequarters and getting looser going back on the body. Good luster. Coated. $20/lb Full fleece 7-8 lb.
Nancy's 2025 fleece is available |
Nora 2025
(ewe)
White |  |
5.00" |
Cotswold
Nora has a lovely fleece with excellent length, luster and well defined locks although they are only wavy, not curly. There is some lanolin yellowing around the periphery of the fleece which may not wash completely white but which would be fine for dyeing. Coated. $20/lb. Full fleece approx. 6-7 lb.
Nora's 2025 fleece is reserved for Becky S. |
Nugget 2025
(ewe)
White |  |
5.00" |
Cotswold
High luster with a silky, pleasant hand. Nice curl character through the shoulders which softens toward the hips but shine and silky hand continue throughout. Coated. $20/lb. Full fleece approx 6-7 lb.
Nugget's 2025 fleece is reserved for Nancy G. |
Flopsy 2025
(ewe)
White |  |
5.00" |
Cotswold
Flopsy has moderate luster and a nice hand. Her locks are wavy rather than curly. There is some slight yellowing through the staple that may or may not wash completely out. Flopsy is getting older and putting out a smaller fleece but it's still very usable. A good fleece for a beginner wanting an easy-processing fleece to spin and dye and experiment with. Coated fleece. $20/lb. Full fleece approx. 5-6 lbs.
Flopsy's 2025 fleece is reserved for Becky S. |
Olivia 2025
(ewe)
White |  |
4.00" |
Cotswold
Olivia is getting on in years and giving up some length to age but her fleece has a nice hand, good luster and pretty little locks. Coated. $20.00 per pound. Full fleece approx. 5-6 lb.
Olivia's 2025 fleece is available |
Ophelia 2025
(ewe)
White |  |
5.00" |
Cotswold
Nice lock character, nice hand. Good luster. Ophelia has a gray patch about a foot square over one hip so there is a patch of gray wool in this fleece. Coated. $20/lb Full fleece approx. 6-7 lb
Half of Ophelia's 2025 fleece is reserved for Tammi H. (all white half)
Half of Ophelia's 2025 fleece is reserved for Lorraine S. |
Oleander 2025
(ewe)
White |  |
5.00" |
Cotswold
Oleander has a very pretty fleece with good hand and luster. The thin, lanky locks are distinct and wavy. The wool is quite white. This fleece would be a good tail spinning candidate. Coated. $20 per pound. Full fleece approx. 4-5 lbs.
Oleander's 2025 fleece is available |
Snubby 2025
(ewe)
White |  |
5.00" |
Cotswold
Very high luster and good length. Her curls have relaxed with age and are now just wavey. Soft handling and lovely. Coated. $20.00 per lb. Full fleece approx. 6-7 lbs.
Snubby's 2025 fleece is reserved for Nancy G. |
Goober 2025
(wether)
White |  |
5.50" |
Cotswold
High luster with a very nice, soft hand. Curl character varies from tight to loose/wavey. Coated. $20/lb. Full fleece approx. 7-8 lbs
Goober's 2025 fleece is available |
Padme 2025
(ewe)
White |  |
5.00" |
Cotswold
Very nice luster and a good hand. Locks are distinct and most have a lanky wave rather than a tight curl. Coated. $20/lb Full fleece approx. 6-7 lb.
Padme's 2025 fleece is reserved for Rebecca H. |
Piper 2025
(ewe)
White |  |
6.00" |
Cotswold
What a pretty fleece! Piper is very soft and white with narrow wavy locks. Good luster and lovely hand. Coated. $20/lb. Full fleece approx. 5-6 lbs.
Piper's 2025 fleece is available |
Philomena 2025
(ewe)
White |  |
5.00" |
Cotswold
Beautiful! Very high luster, great firm curls over the forequarters, softer locks going back on the body. Nice hand. Coated. $20/lb. Full fleece approx. 7-8 lb.
Philomena's 2025 fleece is reserved for Rebecca H. |
Rupert 2025
(wether)
White |  |
5.00" |
Cotswold
Very high luster, good firm curls over the shoulders and softer locks going back. Good hand. There is some lanolin yellowing around the periphery of the fleece which may not wash completely white but the fiber is sound and pleasant - a good dyeing opportunity! Coated $20/lb. Full fleece approx. 7-8 lb
Rupert's 2025 fleece is reserved for Yitong G. |
Petra 2025
(ewe)
White |  |
5.00" |
Cotswold
Petra has good luster and a soft hand. The narrow locks are slightly yellow at the tips which may or may not wash completely white. Coated. $20 per pound. Full fleece approx. 4-5 lbs.
Petra's 2025 fleece is available |
Peony 2025
(ewe)
White |  |
5.50" |
Cotswold
Peony is what I call a classic old-style Cotswold. Her fleece is a stronger one and would excel at outerwear and textiles but she is not harsh or unpleasant feeling. She will stand up to hard use! Flat, wavy locks are high luster with a curl at the very tip. Coated. $20 per pound. Full fleece approx. 6-7 lbs.
Peony'[s 2025 fleece is reserved for Donna S. |
Sylvia 2025
(ewe)
White |  |
5.00" |
Cotswold
Beautiful! High luster with narrow, lanky locks and silky hand. Some slight lanolin coloring around the lower periphery of the fleece may not wash 100% white. Coated. $20/lb Full fleece 9-10 lb.
Sylvia's 2025 fleece is available |
| Colored Cotswold Wool |
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Pixie 2025
(ewe)
Gray Shades |  |
5.00" |
Cotswold
Strong fleece in shades of gray (about 50/50 light to dark) with a nice silky hand and very high luster. Curls are soft/loose. Coated. $20 per lb. Full fleece approx. 7-8 lbs.
Half Pixie's 2025 fleece is reserved for Tammi H.
Half Pixie's 2025 fleece is reserved for Shiralyn Y. |
Penny 2025
(ewe)
Gray Shades |  |
5.00" |
Cotswold
Shades of gray from light to dark but mostly silver. High luster, curl type varies from tighter to mostly loose/wavey. Coated. $20/lb Full fleece approx. 7-8 lbs.
Penny's 2025 fleece is reserved for Shreya I. |
Poppy 2025
(ewe)
Gray Shades |  |
5.50" |
Cotswold
Shades of gray, but mostly light gray. High luster, strong fleece with wavy locks. Coated. $20 per lb. Full fleece approx. 8-9 lbs.
Poppy's 2025 fleece is reserved for Andrea P. |
Snoopy 2025
(wether)
Black - Gray Shading |  |
6.00" |
Cotswold
Long, long staple, high luster, silky with a moderate curl at the tip of the lock. Fleece is a mix of medium and dark gray areas. Somewhat coarser going back on the body but still lustrous. Coated. $20/lb. Full fleece approx. 7-8 lbs.
Snoopy's 2025 fleece is reserved for Ken K. |
Sophie 2025
(ewe)
Gray Shades |  |
6.50" |
Cotswold
Beautiful! Good luster, more wavy than curly and with a pleasant but strong hand. Shades of gray from charcoal to steel. Coated. $20/lb Full fleece 7-8 lb.
Sophie's 2025 fleece is reserved for Amy C. |
Sassy 2025
(ewe)
Gray - Mottled |  |
5.50" |
Cotswold
Beautiful! High luster with a pretty curl at the tip and a silky hand. Varying shades of medium and light gray. Slightly webby in some areas but nothing that can't be separated by hand. Coated. $20/lb. Full fleece 7-8 lb.
Half Sassy's 2025 fleece is available
Half Sassy's 2025 fleece is reserved for Alexis R. |
| Raw Skirted Cotswold |
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Raw White Cotswold
(ewe)
White |
We sell raw, skirted Cotswold fleece by the pound or by the whole fleece. Curl character does vary, so let us know your plans for the wool and we can pick a fleece that will perform the best for your project. $18.00 per lb if buying by the pound. If you are interested in whole fleeces, please email us as weights will vary but generally run 9-10 lbs.
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