FINNSHEEP Raw Fleece, Whisper 2021, 6 pounds 2.2 ounces, brown, free shipping

This is Whisper’s 2021 Raw Fleece. All 7 pounds 2.2 ounces of it. Whisper is a purebred finnsheep fleece that was coated/ jacketed most of the year. Her fleece is very low on VM (vegetable matter- hay, straw, grass from the pasture). I skirted it myself. I’m a hand spinner as well as a shepherd. I dislike VM as much as the next spinner. I get a little ruthless about skirting and removing all wool that has VM in it so you are only getting nice wool with this one. It weighs x pounds x ounces. That is a heavy fleece considering I skirted a bunch off. Whisper is a large ewe though and has always had a dense fleece like her dam, Saffron. Raw fleece means it has not been washed yet so it will smell like a sheep and need washing either before or after spinning. The fleece was carefully and professionally shorn off Whisper New Zealand style by a shearer who takes pride in his work (and knows what he is doing). This shearer has shorn award winning fleeces at Rhinebeck and Maryland Fleece show and sales for many years for our farm and others.

Whisper was born at Point of View Farm in 2019. She is a purebred registered finnsheep. We love her fleece color with it’s blond tips and the way it shines in the sun. She one of the rarer (double recessive color genetics) brown finnsheep sheep born in the US. While brown sheep are not really rare at Point of View Farm, in the general finnsheep population they are. White, black and grey are more common colors.

Finnsheep fleece takes dye like a dream and would also blend beautifully with other wools where you want to add luster and drape. It is also known to felt quite nicely.

If you prefer washed wool for your project, please check out the Point of View Farm roving.