Coopworth
Coopworth is a Longwool with high luster, a well-defined crimp, and tapered locks. While it can be next to skin soft for some people, its 30-to-39-micron range means it is commonly used one layer out from the skin or for outer garments. Multicolor fleeces are common in Coopworth, with a wide range of shades including white, silver, gray, brown, and black. Typical staple length for this breed is six to eight inches annually. The breed was developed in Australia by Ian Coop in the 1950s by crossing Border Leicester ewes with Romney rams; it was first imported in the US in the early 1970s.
Coopworth is easy to process and spin. Its locks open easily with a flicker or Lock Pop, and it can be carded or combed as well as spun straight from the lock or from the fold. Coopworth’s length lends it to be prepared and spun worsted or semi-worsted; it will make durable, long-lasting socks.
We source all our Coopworth from a single ranch in the Midwest; they have selected their breeding stock for fineness for many years and it shows. The fleece we receive from them is usually around five or six inches in length, with a medium hand, and in a variety of colors.
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BFL x Coopworth #719192
$164.00 Read moreAn intriguing cross of two long wool breeds. The result is a 5″ long, creamy white fleece that mostly resembles a Coopworth, but with thinner locks and more energy than usual. Sold as a whole fleece weighing 3.0 pounds.
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Coopworth #19109
$14.00 – $75.00 Select optionsA typical Coopworth fleece, white with a tan tip. This color is perfect to use as is or would be excellent to over dye. At 4.5 inches in length it can be processed either woolen or worsted.
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Coopworth #721124
$139.00 Read moreA white Coopworth fleece with locks measuring 6″ in length. This creamy white fleece with tan and yellow tips is perfect to use as is or would be excellent to overdye. This fleece has a medium to coarse hand and bold, distinct locks measuring 5 to 6 inches in length. Sold as a half fleece weighing 1.7 pounds.
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Coopworth #722291
$185.00 Add to cartA 6″ long white Coopworth fleece with quite a bit of luster. Very clean. Sold as two halves weighing 2.3 pounds each.
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Coopworth x Shetland x Merino #19193
$13.00 – $71.00 Read moreA fun crossbreed with 5″ locks and a medium hand. The breeding on this fleece was 50% Coopworth and 25% each Merino and Shetland, and this fleece is pretty much what you would expect when its lineage is half long wool and half fine wools.
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Shetland x Coopworth #19183
$29.00 – $56.00 Select optionsAn interesting pairing of breeds that achieved the goal of corssbreeding: this fleece mostly resembles Coopworth, but has a softer than typical hand and locks that are very easy to open. White with 5″ long locks, this should be a breeze to process.
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Shetland x Coopworth #719184
$175.00 Add to cartA fun crossbreed between a short, fine wool and a long, relatively coarse wool. The result is a 5″ long, white, medium hand and medium crimp. Sold as a whole 3.25 pound fleece.
