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THISISALISTOFWONDERFULPEOPLEWHOAREPASSIONATEABOUTBRITISHANDRAREBREEDSHEEPANDHAVE
HELPEDMEWITHSOURCINGYARNS,FLEECEANDSPINNINGITFORTHISEXHIBITION.
AllinaSpinhttp://allinaspin.co.uk
DunjaRobertsteachesweavingandspinningfromherpurposebuilttextilestudioonherworkingsheepfarminthebeautifulBreconBeaconsNationalPark,SouthEastWales.HerflocksincludeClunForestandLincolnLongwoolwithfleeces,yarnsandrovingavailabletobuy.
BenisamemberoftheTheLonkSheepBreedersAssociationwhokindlysuppliedmewithfleecefromoneofhisrams.
BlackBathttp://[email protected]
BlackBatarepassionateaboutBritishRareBreedWoolandhavebeeninstrumentalinpromotingover65breedsofthiswonderful,bio-degradableandabundantfibre.
BlackerYarnshttps://www.blackeryarns.co.ukhttp://www.thenaturalfibre.co.uk
BlackerYarnsandBlackerDesignswerelaunchedin2008asbrandsofTheNaturalFibreCompany,theirspecialistwoolmillatLauncestonontheCornwall-DevonborderoftheUK.NFCspinsalltheyarnstheyusefortheBlackerbrand.
BlackfaceBreedersAssociationhttp://www.scottish-blackface.co.uk
TheAssociationwasformedon20August1901atameetinginLanarktopromotetheinterestsofthebreed.TheBlackfacebreedisthemostnumerousbreedinBritainaccountingforover1.7millionewes,representing11%oftheBritishpure-bredflock(source:2003breedsurvey)
BlakeFlock-LeicesterLongwoolFleece&[email protected]
LovelyfleeceandhandspunyarnsfromLeicesterLongwoolslovelylocks.
BorderLeicesterSheepBreederhttp://www.borderleicester.com/yarn-shop.html
DoultonBorderLeicesteryarnismadefromthefleecesofsheepthatlivetogrowold.Theserarebreedsheepproducebeautifulfleeceswithalongstaplelengthanddistinctcrimp.Thisfibrespinstoawonderfullyloftyyarnwithalovelynaturalspringandbouncetoit.
BrecknockHillCheviotSocietyhttp://brecknockhillcheviotsheep.co.ukadmin@brecknockhillcheviotsheep.co.uk
TheBrecknockHillCheviothasdevelopedfromtheScottishCheviotthatwasintroducedintoBrecknockshireduringthelatterpartofthe19thCentury.ThisnewstrainofCheviotthrivesonexposedhillsbecauseofitshardiness.
BritishMilksheepSocietyhttps://[email protected]
ThebreedwasdevelopedbyLawrenceAldersontofillthegrowingneedforagenuinehighperformancecrossingsire.Thisdevelopmentbeganatthebeginningofthe1960ʹsfirstinWiltshiretheninNorthumberland.
TheBritishWoolMarketingBoardhttp://www.britishwool.org.uk
TheBritishWoolMarketingBoardcollects,gradesandsellsBritishfleeceandsupportstheCampaignforWool.
CambridgeSheepSocietyhttp://www.cambridge-sheep.org.uk
Almost50yearshaveelapsedsincetheCambridgewascreatedusingaselectionofewesfromanumberofBritishbreeds.Itisnowrecognisedasoneoftheworld'smostprolificbreeds.
CampaignforWoolhttp://www.campaignforwool.org
TheCampaignforWoolisaglobalendeavourinitiatedbyitspatron,HisRoyalHighnessThePrinceofWales,inordertoraiseawarenessamongstconsumersabouttheunique,natural,renewableandbiodegradablebenefitsofferedbythefibre.
TheCastle&GardensofMeyhttp://www.castleofmey.org.uk/longoefarm.cfm?PageID=18mccarthy.longoe@gmail.comAlsoEastMeyBlackNCCFlock.
TheLongoeflockofNorthCountryCheviotSheepwasfoundedin1960bythelateQueenMother,andtoquoteHerMajestyfromtheforewordinthe50thAnniversaryeditionoftheFlockBook-'asitwasconsideredtobethebestbreedofsheep.Ihaveseennoreasontochangemyopinionovertheyearsasitisstillthebestallroundbreedwithit'sabilitytothriveonallkindsofgroundandinallweatherconditions.'TheNorthCountryCheviot,althoughessentiallyahillbreed,isoneofthemostversatilebreedsinthecountry.Itisanintelligent,tough,resourcefulsheepcombiningthriftinessandhardinesswithprolificacyandstrongmaternalqualities.TheblackNorthCountryCheviotisquiterare.Theblackcoversarangeoffleececoloursfromjetblacktobrownandbluegreydependingupontheamountofweathering.Unlikesomeotherblackbreedsofsheeptheirblackgeneisnotdominantandthematingofablackramwithablackewedoesn'talwaysresultinablacklamb.
DalesCottageFarmhttp://www.dalecottage-farm.co.uk/the-farm/
DaleCottageFarmisa70acrepasturefedworkingfarmownedandrunbyRobEvansandfamily.TheybreedandrearpurepedigreeregisteredDerbyshireGritstoneSheep.
DalesbreedSheepBreedersAssociationhttp://www.dalesbredsheep.co.uk
DalesbredsheepareindigenoustotheupperreachesoftheDaleswhichcomprisethecentralareaofthePennineHillsonthebordersoftheNorthandWestRidingsofYorkshire,NorthLancashireandCumbria.
TheDartmoorSheepBreedersAssociationhttp://greyface-dartmoor.org.uk
TheGreyfaceDartmoorSheepBreedersAssociationhasbeensafeguardingthepurebredGreyfaceDartmoorsheepsince1909.Thecurrentnationalflockstandsat3,000registeredbreedingewes.
DerbyshireGritstoneSheepbreedersSocietyhttp://[email protected]
OneoftheoldestnativesheepbreedsinBritain,ahornlessbreedinthemountainandhillclassification,theDerbyshireGritstonehasthequalitiesandpotentialtoincreasetheagriculturalproductivityofthebleakuplandareasofthenorthCountryandofWales.
DevonClosewoolSheepBreeders'Societyhttp://[email protected]
TheSocietywasestablishedin1923toencouragethebreedingandmaintenanceofthecharacteristicsoftheDevonClosewoolsheepathomeandabroad,andthemaintenenceofthepurityofthebreed.
DorsetHornandPollDorsetSheepBreeder'sAssociationhttp://[email protected]
TheDorsetHornSheepBreeders'Associationwasestablishedin1891for"theencouragementofthebreedingofDorsetHornSheepathomeandabroadandthemaintenanceofthepurityofthebreed".
DoultonBorderLeicesterYarnhttp://www.borderleicester.com
DoultonBorderLeicesteryarnismadefromthefleecesofsheepthatlivetogrowold.Theserarebreedsheepproducebeautifulfleeceswithalongstaplelengthanddistinctcrimp.
DrumlinTheWoolInitiativehttp://[email protected]
TheWoolInitiativeCompanywasestablishedin2001byagroupofRareSheepBreedersinNorthernIrelandtoexploittheuniquequalitiesofthefleecesproducedbythediversebreedsofsheeplistedasendangeredbytheRareBreedsSurvivalTrust.TheycarrywoolandyarnfrommanyRareandNativeBreedsheep.
EdgeFoldWools&Yarnshttp://[email protected]
EdgeFoldWoolsandYarnswasestablishedin2007byElaineRobinsandisbasednearBuxton,Derbyshire.TheystockawiderangeoftopqualityBritishWoolsandYarns.
ExmoorHornhttp://[email protected]
Purewoolis100%natural,100%renewable,100%sustainable,100%biodegradable,andgoodfortheplanet.WoolisgrownonExmoorbyExmoorHornsheep,isspunonExmoor,andaswellascominginanaturalcolour,alsocomesdyedinthecoloursoftheExmoorlandscape.
Fleece4ewehttps://www.facebook.com/pg/Fleece-4-ewe-982266508472034/about/?ref=page_internal
Lovelyselectionofrarebreedsheepfleece,rawwashedandcarded,allreadytogo.Over40differentbreeds.
GrandmaCurlyhttp://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Washed-Swaledale-British-rare-breed-wool-115gms-/172745351238?hash=item28386ce046:g:R2QAAOSwK6RZJKS2
SupplierofBritishandrarebreedfleece.
HendraVeanhttp://www.hendraveancotswolds.co.uk
TheHendraVeanflockwasestablishedin1996withfourewesandaram;itremainedsmalluntil2004whentheopportunitytoexpandpresenteditself.ItnowboaststhelargestflockofpurebredpedigreeCotswoldsheepinWales.
HigherHacknellOrganicFarmhttps://www.higherhacknell.co.uk/cat/organic-wool-and-sheepskins
LovelyorganicLleynwoolprocessedbytheNaturalFibreCompany.
HillRadnorFlockBookSocietyhttp://[email protected]
TheHillRadnorisanativehillbreedfromtheWelshandEnglishbordershiresofRadnor,Hereford,MonmouthandBrecon-nowclassedasrarewithlessthan900breedingewesremainingintheUK.
Jamieson&Smithhttp://[email protected]
Jamieson&SmithShetlandWoolBrokersLtd.purchaseShetlandwoolfromover700ofShetland'scroftersandfarmers,andtransformitintohigh-qualityShetlandwoolproductsincludingyarns,knitwear,blanketsandcarpets.
KennixtonSheephttp://www.kennixtonsheep.co.uk
BreedersofPollDorset,Shetland,BorerayandCastlemilkMooritSheep.Alsorunworkshopsinhandspinning.
KnollYarnshttps://www.knollyarns.com/index.php
Widerangeofyarns.EcologyrangeisbasedonBritishyarnsandnaturalcolourmixes.Ecologyis100%undyedpurenewwool,whichisnaturallyeco-friendly.Nm6/1,Nm6/2&Nm6/3
Laxtonshttp://www.laxtons.com
SpinnersofqualityyarnswithalovelyselectionofBritishYarnsforsaleincludingwonderfullysoftBlueFacedLeicesterandMasham.
LilyWarneWoolhttp://lilywarnewool.co.uk
Followingintheirgreat-great-grandmother,LilyWarne’sfootsteps,LilyWarneWoolbreedGreyfaceDartmoorsheepandsupplysheepskins,fleeceandyarn.
LongLostSheepCompanyhttp://[email protected]
TheLostSheepCompanywasbornoutofadesiretoworkwithanddesignwithWelshwool.TheyhaveashopinColwynBaywhichhasdevelopedintoalocalheritagecraftcentrewithyarn,fleece,crafttoolsandclasses.
SpinnersofLondon-LondonGuildofWeavers,Spinners&Dyerswww.londonguildofweavers.org.uk/guild-events/monthly-evening-spinning-meetings-rfh-foyer/
TheLonkSheepBreedersAssociationhttp://[email protected]
TheLonksheepbreedisover200yearsoldandforamanwhohasprideinhisstocktheyareverygoodlookingfreerangingsheepofthemountainclass.
NewmoorBarnhttp://newmoorbarn.com
NewmoorBarnisasmallfarmnestledintheTamarValleyonthebordersofDevonandCornwall,England.TheysupplycardedwoolfromJacob,GreyfacedDartmoorandRyelandfleece.
OxfordDownSheepBreeders'Associationhttp://www.oxforddownsheep.org.uk/home.htm
TheOxfordDownbreedoriginatedinthe1830saftercrossingCotswoldramswithHampshireDownandSouthdownewes.Overthenext50yearsthebreedstabilisedand,asmanyoftheearlyflockswerecenteredaroundthetownofWitneyinOxfordshire,thenameOxfordDownwasadopted.
PollDorsetHornBreedersAssociationhttp://www.dorsetsheep.org.uk
TheRisbyFlockofLincolnLongwoolshttp://[email protected]
AsmallhamletintheLincolnshireWolds,hometoaflockofrarebreedLincolnLongwools.Suppliersoffleeceandyarn.
RoughFellSheepAssociationhttp://[email protected]
RoughFellSheepareoneofthethreebreedsofsheepnativetoCumbria.Theyareoneofthelargestandhardiesthillbreeds.
RBST–RareBreedsSurvivalTrusthttps://[email protected]
TheRBSTwassetuptosecurethefutureofBritishrareandnativebreedsoffarmlivestock.Theymonitorthenumberofrareandnativebreedsandcollectdatafrombreedsocietiestoestimatenumbersandliftawarenessoftheneedtoconservetheseverydistinctandimportantbreeds.
Sheepfoldhttp://[email protected]
SheepfoldisaCumbriancraftcompanyspecialisinginBritishsheepbreedsandBritishwool.NaturalanddyedwoolsarebothBritishgrownandBritishspun
SouthWalesMountainSheepSocietyhttps://southwalesmountainsheep.co.uksecretary@southwalesmountainsheep.co.uk
TheSouthWalesMountainSheep,whichisalsosometimescalledaNelsonoraGlamorganWelsh,isthelargestoftheWelshMountainbreeds.ItisbelievedtobeofthesameprimitiveancestryastheWelshMountainSheep.
Spindle&Skeinhttp://[email protected]
Natural,sustainableandbeautifulfibreshandspuninasmallartisanstudioinDevon,England.
SuffolkSheepSocietyhttp://[email protected]
TheSuffolkevolvedfromthematingofNorfolkHorneweswithSouthdownramsintheBuryStEdmundsarea,thesesheepwereknownasSouthdownNorfolks,orlocally,as"Blackfaces."Thefirstrecordingisin1797.
TamariskFarmhttp://[email protected]
Suppliersofcertifiedorganicyarn,entirelyundyedinthenaturalcoloursofthefleeces.
TheShepherdesshttp://www.shepherdess.co.uk
AlisonisadaleswomanfarmerdesigningandproducingtweedfabricsandfashionclothingfromherRoughFellflock.
TowerHouseLeicesterLongwoolsspinsyarnfromtheirownflockandcansupplyfleeces.
UistCalmahttps://www.uistwool.com/shop/
UistWoolisanewventureinspiredbyco-operativevalues.TheoriginalideatobuildanewMillinNorthUistemergedfromacollectivewilltofindafreshpurposeforlocalfleecethatwouldreconnectthecommunitywiththeirculturalheritageofwool-working.
WelshHillSpeckledFaceSheepSocietyhttp://welshhillspeckledface.weebly.comwelshhillspecklefacesheep@gmail.com
It’sbelievedthatthebreedderivedfromthecrossingofthetraditionalWelshMountainandKerryHillsheepandthemountainsofMid-Walesremainitsnaturalhomewithanumberofflockslocatedwelloutsidethetraditionalboundaries.
WelshMountainSheepSocietyhttp://www.welshmountainsheep.co.uk/index.php/en/[email protected]
TheWelshMountainsheepisoneoftheoldestsheepbreedsintheworld,withreferencestothebreedfoundinliteratureoftheMiddleAges.Itisstillasimportanttodayformodernagricultureasanyotherbreed.
WensleydaleLongwoolSheepBreeders'Associationhttp://wlsba.co.uk
TheWensleydaleLongwoolbreedofsheeporiginatedinNorthYorkshireearlyinthe19thCenturyfromacrossbetweenalongsinceextinctlocallongwoolbreedfromtheregionoftheRiverTeesandanoutstandingDishleyLeicesterramnamed‘Bluecap’.Thebreedwasdevelopedtoproducehardyramsforcrossingontohillewes,togetherwithhighqualityandvaluablelustrefleeces.
WestSouthYeoFarmhttp://[email protected]
SouthYeoFarmWestinDevonbreedrare,nativeandtraditionalbreedsincludingWelshMountainBadgerFace,WhitefaceDartmoor&Herdwicksheep.Theysupplyfleeces.