FINNSHEEP Raw Fleece, Velvet 2022, 3 pounds 11.5 ounces, brown, free shipping

This is Velvet’s 2022 Raw Fleece. Velvet is a purebred finnsheep ewe that was coated/ jacketed most of the year. 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…in fact, maybe more so. I get a little ruthless about skirting and removing all wool that has VM in it so you are only getting nice wool with Point of View Farm fleeces. It weighs 3 pounds 11.5 ounces. This is a show quality fleece.

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 Velvet New Zealand style (in a single piece) by a shearer who takes pride in his work, is careful, gentle 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. He has been shearing sheep for decades and is a good friend too.

Velvet was born at Point of View Farm in 2020. This is a gorgeous crimpy finnsheep fleece…maybe a bit finer and crimpier than many finns. Velvet is a medium brown / morritt color also known as ruskea in Finland. The lock samples are taken at shoulder, mid body and hip so you can see consistency across the fleece. While this is not a lamb fleece, Velvet grows a soft fine fleece that could pass for a lamb fleece.

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.