Wensleydale Fleece Overload
We just sheared a local flock of Wensleydale sheep and have many fleeces available from our sheep, their heirs and progeny.
All of our fleeces are from Wensleydale sheep from the Prarie Ranch in Yelm. All of our sheep originated there. They vary in length from 4″ up to 10″ locks. Order your fleece via email or phone.
Wensleydale Fleece Available!
Our sheep are shorn. They produced some very nice fleece. We have 5.5 lbs of silver fleece from our 75% Wensleydale ewe, and 5 lbs of natural white fleece from our 78% and 81% Wensleydale shearling ewes.
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Silver colored Wensleydale fleece.
75% Wensleydale fleece – Silver colored.
Mama produced 5.5 pounds of beautiful wool with a great silvery color and a nice lustre. Although the sample pictured here has been soaked briefly in a warm solution of detergent to remove some of the lanolin and dirt, the remainder of the fleece is unwashed.
78% white Wensleydale fleece
78% Wensleydale fleece – Natural color.
Our 78% Wensleydale lamb was born this spring. She produced a little under 2.5 pounds of wool. This fleece has a magnificent lustre and staple length. Many of the locks are 6-7 inches in length!
81% white Wensleydale fleece
81% Wensleydale fleece – Natural color.
This wool is gorgeous! Our 81% Wensleydale lamb was born this spring as well. She produced just over 2.5 pounds of winderful wool. Her fleece has a high lustre and long staple. Many locks in the 6-7 inch range.
All of our fleece samples have ben soaked once to remove some of the lanolin and dirt. The rest of the wool is unwashed.
Most of the belly and leg hair has been removed so you are only paying for the good stuff.
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About
At Long Wool Ranch we currently raise Wensleydale sheep for their long beautiful wool. It has been an exciting start and we will have our first wool available soon. We are starting with three sheep and breeding up from there. Wensleydales are large so twins are common with minimal lambing problems, so we hope to grow our flock considerably over the next few years. Even with only three sheep we should have a fair amount of wool. Our lambs are barely four months old and have quite long fleece already!
Long Wool Ranch is run by my wife and myself. We live on 5 acres in rural Thurston County Washington (between Olympia and Yelm). We have long desired to get back to our roots and become more self sufficient as we once were. Raising sheep is our first big step toward this goal. We will be taking on other livestock and crops as soon as I can stay home more. we are dedicated to organic and sustainable practices that will create a healthier and hapier life for our family, our animals, and our customers.
Thank you for your interest in our ranch. Check back regularly as we will be updating and adding to our blog and our entire site in the months to come!
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