I went to a Sheep farm this evening with the family. I had purchased a couple of fleeces on ebay from a local farm and we decided that it would be pretty silly to pay for shipping when they lived about 5 miles from our house. So we took the girls along because we knew that they would absolutely love visiting a farm (we were right). It was the coziest little place and I was instantly jealous of their rural lifestyle. They had sheep and goats a couple of Alpacas barn cats everywhere, and a lone angora rabbit. They also had recently acquired a peacock from some well meaning friends who had heard that they wanted one. All in all it was a lovely outing and I cam hoem with new freshly shorn Jacob Sheep fleeces. They are really interesting in that they are kind of piebald like a holstein cow so you end up geting at least three different yarns, black, white and various shades of inbetween. it's a nice soft wool, much finer than the Romney wool that I started out with. I am very happy with it and can't wait to get it washed and start spinning!
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