3 oz balls of Cream Icelandic Roving
Boinne was born on a rainy windy morning, and her name means ‘raindrop’ in Icelandic. Her mother was Lillith (Icelandic) and father Hamish (Shetland). She has beautiful expressive eyes, a gorgeous, wavy, long fleece, and is a wonderful mother. This year she lambed triplets.
Icelandic sheep have 2 kinds of wool, the Tog and the Thel. One is long and coarse and helps shed the rain and snow, and one is soft and downy, to insulate Her fleece is a creamy white with long staple and a bit of sheen. The tog and the thel is carded together. It is very soft.
We shear after lambing and before the weather gets too warm. The fleeces are skirted then sent to Illinois Wool and Fiber Mill for a gentle scouring and then carding into this fluffy roving. It is ready for spinning, felting or other crafting projects. This wool takes dyes wonderfully. You will notice bits of hay occasionally in our roving. Our sheep live outside, and we do not put coats on them. We process minimally to keep the most natural feel to the wool. It comes out easily when spinning, we hope it will remind you of the beautiful pastures and forages they enjoy.
3 oz balls of Cream Icelandic Roving
Boinne was born on a rainy windy morning, and her name means ‘raindrop’ in Icelandic. Her mother was Lillith (Icelandic) and father Hamish (Shetland). She has beautiful expressive eyes, a gorgeous, wavy, long fleece, and is a wonderful mother. This year she lambed triplets.
Icelandic sheep have 2 kinds of wool, the Tog and the Thel. One is long and coarse and helps shed the rain and snow, and one is soft and downy, to insulate Her fleece is a creamy white with long staple and a bit of sheen. The tog and the thel is carded together. It is very soft.
We shear after lambing and before the weather gets too warm. The fleeces are skirted then sent to Illinois Wool and Fiber Mill for a gentle scouring and then carding into this fluffy roving. It is ready for spinning, felting or other crafting projects. This wool takes dyes wonderfully. You will notice bits of hay occasionally in our roving. Our sheep live outside, and we do not put coats on them. We process minimally to keep the most natural feel to the wool. It comes out easily when spinning, we hope it will remind you of the beautiful pastures and forages they enjoy.
