Wensleydale
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Fleece for Sale
BFL x Teeswater x Wensleydale x CVM #720133
$122.00 Add to cartA white four-way cross that looks a bit like its three long wool breeds but has a softer hand than expected due to the influence of the CVM. The distinct, 6″ locks are more curly than wavy and should process easily with combs, a drum carder, or straight from the lock once opened with a flicker or Lock Pop. Coated and highly skirted, this is sold as a 1.2 pound whole fleece.
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BFL x Wensleydale #2191
$39.00 – $129.00 Select optionsA stunning, six-inch-long, creamy white crossbreed. This fleece has curly, energized locks like one would expect from a BFL, but with the easy to open tips and relatively soft hand of a Wensleydale.
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Cormo x Lincoln x Merino x Wensleydale #21102
$31.00 – $54.00 Select optionsA charcoal gray four-way crossbreed of two short, fine wools and two long wools. This fleece exhibits a 6″ long staple legth with curly locks, but with a softness of hand not typically found in longer fleece.
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Corriedale x Merino x Cormo x Wensleydale #22310
$17.00 – $175.00 Select optionsA creamy white four-way crossbreed with soft 4″ locks. This fleece is from the same sheep that we used for our 3rd quarter Bliss club, but is from a different year – one in which its fleece was a little shorter and a little muddier. Overall, still a nice fleece and a fun crossbreed.
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Corriedale x Merino x Lincoln x Cormo x Wensleydale#21109
$51.00 – $96.00 Select optionsThis unique fleece comes from a producer that features a Merino x Lincoln x Cormo x Wensleydale crossbreed. This fleece is 50% Corriedale and 50% of that four-way cross. The result is a 5″ long fleece; it is black in color with hints of brown and gray and a french fry staple like you would expect with Corriedale, but with a softer hand than is typical for a pure Corriedale.
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Corriedale x Merino x Wensleydale #140
$16.00 – $52.00 Select optionsThis is a very nice 3-way cross: Corriedale x Merino x Wensleydale. The result is a fairly open lock with fine crimp, a soft hand and 5-inch length. The color is brown and medium gray and this fleece does exhibit some luster. Overall an excellent spinners fleece.
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Corriedale x Romeldale x Wensleydale x Romney #22088
$42.00 – $138.00 Select optionsA variegated gray, brown, black, and blonde fleece with Corriedale, Romeldale, Wensleydale, and Romney lineage. This This fleece has 5″ long locks and a medium hand; its an intriguing fleece that could fit a wide variety of projects.
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CVM x Corriedale x Wensleydale #23171
$25.00 – $152.00 Select optionsA 5″ long crossbreed with a medium hand. Mostly charcoal but exhibiting some light gray variegations. This fleece exhibits charasteristics of all three of its compenent breeds; variegated color from the CVM, good french fry crimp from the Corriedale, and length and strength from the Wensleydale.
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CVM x Cotswold x Wensleydale #723166
$164.00 Read moreA variegated crossbreed with both wavy and crimpy locks. It has a medium to soft hand and will be next to skin soft for most people. Colors run the gamut from dark to light gray and tan to light brown. This fleece is similar to the fleece we used in our Bliss club for the first quarter of 2024; it is from the same flock but does not contain Lincoln lineage and the crimp is not quite as consistent throughout the fleece. Nonetheless, it is a very nice fleece overall. Sold as a highly skirted whole fleece weighing 1.25 pounds.
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CVM x Cotswold x Wensleydale x Lincoln #20114
$22.00 – $135.00 Select optionsA fun four-way crossbreed from one of our favorite breeders. The color is difficult to describe, but is somewhere between pale brown, oatmeal, and light gray. Sproingy 4″ locks are found throughout this fleece.
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CVM x Cotswold x Wensleydale x Lincoln #2135
$40.00 – $133.00 Select optionsA fun four-breed cross measuring 4.5″ in length. The locks are both crimpy and wavy, as sometimes happens in a crossbreed. This fleece did pick up some variegation in its color from the CVM lineage and the tans and light grays are best described as oatmeal in color. Don’t you need more fiber in your diet?
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CVM x Wensleydale #19070
$24.00 – $143.00 Select optionsA deliciously soft, 5″ long CVM and Wensleydale crossbreed. The locks have a wavy crimp and are easy to open and process. A gorgeous light silver color with blonde tips.
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CVM x Wensleydale #20167
$38.00 – $126.00 Select optionsCharocal gray crossbreed with 5.5″ locks. This is one of our favorite crossbreeds, as the result is good length with a soft hand.
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CVM x Wensleydale #2134
$21.00 – $126.00 Select optionsThis fleece exhibits some of the best characteristics of two of our favorite breeds: the variegated color and fineness of the CVM and the soft hand and easy processing of Wensleydale. Fawn brown, 4″ locks; overall, a lovely fleece.
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CVM x Wensleydale #22109
$23.00 – $137.00 Select optionsA CVM and Wensleydale crossbreed fleece with distinct, french-fry-style 4.5″ locks. We call this color oatmeal, as the influence of the CVM gives the fleece some variegation in its light gray, tan, and brown coloring.
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CVM x Wensleydale #72161
$187.00 Add to cartA variegated gray fleece in one of our favorite crossbreeds. This fleece has the soft hand of a CVM with added length from the influence of the Wensleydale. Sold as a highly skirted whole fleece weighing 1.5 pounds.
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CVM x Wensleydale #722142
$199.00 Add to cartThis is one of our favorite crossbreeds, featuring a fine wool and a long wool that lands on the soft side of the ledger. The result is a variegated light and dark gray fleece with tan tips and a soft hand, measuring in at 4″ in length. Sold as a whole fleece weighing 1.64 pounds.
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CVM x Wensleydale #723184
$199.00 Add to cartA soft and lustrous crossbreed measuring 4″ in length with wavy, distinct locks in a color we loving call dark oatmeal. Sold as a whole fleece weighing 2.0 pounds
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CVM x Wensleydale x Lincoln #2140
$47.00 – $158.00 Select optionsA 4.5″ crossbreed with lots of sproing and medium to soft hand. We landed on “oatmeal” as a color designation on this fleece, as it is a mottled light gray and tan.
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GCF Imperfect
Imperfect Wensleydale #423133
$105.00 Read moreThis is a white Wensleydale with 5″ and longer locks that ends up in our Imperfect category because of dirt that would not wash out. The dirt is inside the locks and will come out easily with processing on the Lock Pop; but it is going to be a dirty process and will require some elbow grease. Sold as a whole fleece weighing 2.3 pounds. Once processed, this dirty blonde fleece will reward you with some gorgeous fiber!
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Imperfect Wensleydale #42320
$95.00 Add to cartA Wensleydale lamb that has broken tips and is tender in spots. A deliciously soft hand with 5″ long locks, but may be better off in a felt project than for spinning. Sold as a whole 2.2 pound fleece.
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Merino x Cormo x Wensleydale #18141
$32.00 – $103.00 Select optionsThis fleece is a cross between Merino, Cormo, and Wensleydale. With half of the genetics coming from the Merino and a quarter each from the Cormo and Wensleydale we would expect a very soft hand from the fine wools and a more open crimp from the long wool – and that is exactly what we have. The fiber is 4-1/2 inches in length and a medium brown color. We love these fine wools crossed with Wensleydale. This is an excellent hand spinners fleece.
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Merino x Lincoln x Cormo x Wensleydale #18143 & 21101
$43.00 Select optionsFour-way crossbreed that was featured in our Bliss subscription in the 4th quarter of 2021. This fleece has the soft hand and tight crimp of the finer breeds, with the staple length at around 5″ due to the influence of the longer breeds.
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Merino x Lincoln x Cormo x Wensleydale #21103
$18.00 – $56.00 Select optionsHere we have a nice four way cross – Merino x Lincoln x Cormo x Wensleydale. We search out these crosses looking for the finest animals in the flock and often getting fleece from the same animal year after year. This one of those fleeces, medium gray in color, with 4.5-inch-long locks and some sheen. Locks are easily separated. A wonderful spinners fleece!
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Merino x Wensleydale x Cormo #149
$54.00 – $103.00 Select optionsThis white fleece is a cross between Merino, Cormo and Wensleydale. With half of the genetics coming from the Merino and a quarter each from the Cormo and Wensleydale we would expect a very soft hand from the fine wools and a more open crimp from the long wool. Surprise! It is soft with lots and lots of crimp. And a lock that looks like a mini BFL. There is a lot of stretch or, as we say, sproing. The fiber is 4-1/2 inches in length. We love these fine wools crossed with Wensleydale. This fiber should be very interesting to work with.
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Merino x Wensleydale x Cormo #722316
$168.00 Add to cartThis fun crossbreed is half Cormo and one quarter each of Merino and Wensleydale. It is creamy white and measures four to five inches in length. Sold as a half fleece weighing 1.6 pounds.
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Wensleydale #19066
$42.00 – $138.00 Select optionsThis 7″ long Wensleydale is a beauty, with curly white and gold locks throughout.
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Wensleydale #22171
$20.00 – $117.00 Select optionsThis fascinating lamb fleece has 8″ long locks that lay in corkscrews. Golden white in color, this fleece might be a little tricky to process with its narrow, twisted locks.
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Wensleydale #22172
$24.00 – $141.00 Select optionsWensleydale is one of our favorite breeds to work with and one of the breeders we have known for a number of years has been experimenting with breeding morrit (brown) Wensleydales. We are just now beginning to see the results of their labors and we are quite impressed. Today we are offering a variegated moorit gray fleece. Locks are four inches in length and have a very high luster. Typical Wensleydale crimp. You will not be disappointed with this one.
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Wensleydale #22174
$39.00 – $130.00 Select optionsA moorit Wensleydale that ranges from champagne to silvery gray. A half-year clip, the locks are approximately 4 to 4.5″ in length, making this a great fleece for dipping your toes in the Wensleydale waters if you are intimidated by longer length fleece or want a woolen prep and spin.
