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2. Herdwick - Wikipedia

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   A Herdwick's grey fleece is not easily dyed and is coarse, so it is best suited to use as carpet wool. The wool is also an excellent natural insulator; it is possible to buy sheets of fireproofed wool to fit as loft insulation. [20] Herdwick lamb and mutton has a very distinct taste, and was eaten at Queen Elizabeth II's 1953 coronation banquet ...

3. 'Happy sheep' make the best wool, say yarn experts

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   Well-cared for and "happy" sheep make the best wool, yarn experts who use rare-breeds have said. Becci and Markus Pamely-Bast founded a wool and hand-dyed yarn business seven years ago on a ...

4. Rya sheep - Wikipedia

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   The rya sheep is a medium-sized sheep with relatively short legs, and has strong and shiny long wool fibers. [3] The legs, tail, forehead, cheek, and crown do not have wool. [ 3 ] For a three-month-old lamb, the wool can be 6 in (15 cm) long, and for an adult, the wool can be up to 12 in (30 cm) long. [ 4 ]

5. Leicester Longwool - Wikipedia

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   Leicester Longwool sheep date back to the 1700s, and were found in the Midland counties of England, originally developed in Dishley Grange, Leicestershire, [3] by Robert Bakewell. Bakewell was the foremost exponent of modern animal-breeding techniques in the selection of livestock. The Leicester Longwool in the 1700s was slow-growing and ...

6. Peppin Merino - Wikipedia

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   The Peppin brothers mainly used Saxon Merino (a few of the best Victorian rams) and Rambouillet Merino rams, importing four in 1860. One of these, Emperor, cut an 11.4 kg (5.1 kg clean) fleece. They also bought two sons of Old Grimes, a famous plain-bodied Vermont ram, but from then on they bred only from their own sheep. In 1871, Fred Peppin said,

7. Fulling - Wikipedia

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   Scotswomen walking (fulling) woollen cloth, singing a waulking song, 1772 (engraving made by Thomas Pennant on one of his tours). Fulling, also known as tucking or walking (Scots: waukin, hence often spelt waulking in Scottish English), is a step in woollen clothmaking which involves the cleansing of woven cloth (particularly wool) to eliminate oils, dirt, and other impurities, and to make it ...

8. Category:Sheep wool - Wikipedia

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   Pages in category "Sheep wool" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. K. Kemp (wool) Knitting; L.

9. List of sheep breeds - Wikipedia

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   Meat, wool Massese sheep: Italy Milk Meatmaster: South Africa Meat Mehraban: Iran Meat Merinizzata Italiana: Italy Meat, wool Merino: Spain, Turkey Meat, wool Argentine Merino [note 5] Argentina Meat, wool Arles Merino [note 5] France Meat, wool Booroola Merino [note 5] Australia Wool, research Delaine Merino [note 5] United States Wool East ...