rare breed

Lonk Sheep – Breed & Fleece

by

The Lonk is a rare breed of British black-faced hill sheep, bred on the Lancashire and Yorkshire Pennines. The breed can be traced back for several centuries with one existing flock having full records to 1740. It is particularly associated with the area around Haslingden, and is also known as the ‘Improved Haslingden’. One of the largest …

Read more

Grading Shetland Wool

by
Grading Shetland Woo - a video

Grading Shetland Wool – a video from Jamieson & Smith. Jamieson & Smith are one of the of producers of REAL Shetland Wool. Shetland Wool – grown on Shetland by the Crofters and Farmers and turned into yarn and fibre on Shetland. Oliver Henry has sort of expertise that enables him to look at a …

Read more