Wensleydale

Wensleydale are known for their distinctive appearance, characterized by long, curly wool that hangs in lustrous ringlets. These ringlets often hang down over the sheep’s face, resulting in a uniquely angst-filled emo look, despite their calm nature.

Wensleydale fleece is unique in that it typically feels rather soft for a long wool and can often be worn next to skin. While the sheep may grow as much as 12” of fleece in a year, we often find that producers shear twice a year depending on their breeding and shearing programs. This means that we can often find Wensleydale in four, six, and eight inch lengths. Their curly wool locks are easy to open for processing and spinning, and can be found in white, brown, a variety of grays, and black.

Wensleydales are also great for crossbreeding. They tend to impart length, sheen, and an open lock structure when crossed with fine wool breeds, while retaining a soft hand.

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BFL x CVM x Wensleydale #25327
$48.00
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An absolute stunner of a crossbreed with high sheen, fine crimp, gorgeous depth of variegated browns and grays, and a medium to soft hand in its 6″ locks.
BFL x Teeswater x CVM x Wensleydale #24189
Price range: $21.00 through $124.00
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Get your shades out for this bright white fleece with lots of luster! It is a four breed cross with a medium to soft hand and distinct, wavy locks measuring six to seven inches in length.
BFL x Teeswater x CVM x Wensleydale #25331
Price range: $43.00 through $142.00
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This is a high sheen, bright white, and uber-curly crossbreed. Its locks measure 7″ and longer and have a medium to soft handle. Yummy!
BFL x Wensleydale x CVM #23180
$44.00
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A 7″ long, bright white crossbreed featuring lustrous locks with open tips. This fleece has a medium to soft hand and will be a joy to spin in your next worsted project.
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Corriedale x Merino x Cormo x Wensleydale #22310
Original price was: $52.00.Current price is: $31.00.
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A 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.
Corriedale x Romeldale x Wensleydale x Romney #22088
Price range: $42.00 through $138.00
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A 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.
CVM x Corriedale x Wensleydale #23171
Price range: $25.00 through $152.00
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A 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.
CVM x Corriedale x Wensleydale #23183
Price range: $38.00 through $66.00
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Outside of a Jacob fleece, you do not typically see the stark white and brown coloring this fleece exhibits. Outside of a BFL fleece, you do not typically see the uber-curly, highly energized locks this fleece exhibits. So, obviously, this fleece has neither of those breeds in its lineage! This is a brown and white, 4″ long, sproingy, three way crossbreed of CVM, Corriedale, and Wensleydale, that will be next to skin soft for most people.
CVM x Corriedale x Wensleydale #24188
Price range: $40.00 through $70.00
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What’s white and brown and soft all over? This fleece! This crossbreed has a fun color variegation thanks to its CVM lineage, as well as energized 4″ locks and a handle that will be next to skin soft for most people.
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CVM x Corriedale x Wensleydale #623173
$220.00
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A fun crossbreed with a soft hand and curly 5″ locks. Depending on how you choose to process this fleece – and whether or not you dye it – the depth of gray from carding and blending this fleece will be stunning. Sold as a half fleece weighing 1.8 pounds.
CVM x Cotswold x Wensleydale x Lincoln #2135
Price range: $40.00 through $133.00
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A 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
$143.00
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A 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.
CVM x Wensleydale #20129
Price range: $49.00 through $92.00
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A fun crossbreed measuring as much as 9″ in length with a medium to soft hand. This fleece has thick, bold locks that are cotted (lightly felted) at the cut ends. In order to be spun, this fleece will require some work with a Lock Pop or combs and there will be a fair amount of waste. However, if used for a felting project – vegan sheep skins come to mind – this fleece is ready to use as is. Pricing on this fleece has been lowered to reflect the assumption of loss when processing for spinning.
CVM x Wensleydale #20167
Price range: $38.00 through $67.00
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Charocal gray crossbreed with 5.5″ locks. This is one of our favorite crossbreeds, as the result is good length with a soft hand.
CVM x Wensleydale #2176
Price range: $46.00 through $152.00
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A fine wool and long wool crossbreed featuring two of our favorite breeds. This fleece has a medium to soft hand, energized locks measuring four to five inches in length, and a deep black color with hints of brown and charcoal. This is additional fleece from our March 2026 Bliss club.
CVM x Wensleydale #2177
Price range: $38.00 through $126.00
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A CVM and Wensleydale crossbreed that definitely exhibits the “V” in CVM: variegation. Lock structure ranges from thin french fries to bold and Corriedale-like, color ranges from white to medium gray with blonde tips, and length is in the four to five inch long range. Handle is medium but may be soft enough for next to skin for some people.
CVM x Wensleydale #22130
Price range: $23.00 through $72.00
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A fine wool and long wool crossbreed featuring two of our favorite breeds. This fleece has a medium to soft hand, indistinct locks measuring around four inches in length, and variegated charcoal and gray coloring. This fleece is very similar to our March 2026 Bliss club, but with a little less energized and distinct locks.
CVM x Wensleydale #22143
Price range: $43.00 through $143.00
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A lightly variegated dark gray crossbreed with curly 4.5″ locks that are easy to open and process. This is one of our favorite crossbreeds, as the result is medium length, high sheen, and a soft hand.
CVM x Wensleydale #23175
Price range: $46.00 through $153.00
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A soft 4.5″ crossbreed in a lightly-variegated coloration we call oatmeal. This is one of our favorite pairs of breeds to see in a crossbreed fleece; it borrows length and sheen from the longwool and color, fineness, and energy from the fine wool.
CVM x Wensleydale #23237
Price range: $41.00 through $134.00
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A cross of two of our favorite breeds, resulting in a charcoal, silver, and tan fleece with a soft hand and four to five inch long locks.
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CVM x Wensleydale #619063
$184.00
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A charcoal gray crossbreed with locks measuring as long as 11 inches. This fleece has a medium hand and thick, wavy locks that end in gray-tan tips . There is some light matting at the base of the locks – as can be expected with a fleece of this length – but the locks pull apart easily for processing. Sold as a half fleece weighing 2.0 pounds.
CVM x Wensleydale #622121
$155.00
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A high energy crossbreed that reminds us that the “V” in CVM stands for variegated, as this fleece sports just about every shade of gray from light to dark. The locks measure around 5″ but snap back to around 4″ and have a soft hand. Sold as a half fleece weighing 1.3 pounds.
CVM x Wensleydale #72183
$297.00
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A fine wool and long wool cross featuring two of our favorite breeds. This fleece has a medium hand with curly, open locks measuring five inches in length. It is variegated between a dark silver and light charcoal, which is to say it is mostly medium gray but has an interesting depth of color, along with blonde tips. Sold as a whole fleece weighing 2.5 pounds.
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CVM x Wensleydale #722139
$255.00
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A squishable crossbreed with energized locks that measure around six inches in length. The locks are indistinct and deliciously soft. This fleece sports several shades of gray with color variegation throughout the whole fleece. Sold as a whole fleece weighing 2.2 pounds.
CVM x Wensleydale x Lincoln #2140
Price range: $47.00 through $158.00
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A 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.
Imperfect Merino x Lincoln x Cormo x Wensleydale #41718
$40.00
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A soft crossbreed with open 4″ locks and lovely charcoal and brown hue. This fleece definietly had a break at the root (cut) end, but we also found it to be tender in a couple spots around the fleece, so your mileage may vary with this one. Sold in increments of one pound each.
Imperfect Wensleydale #42320
$95.00
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A 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.
Imperfect Wensleydale #42539
$65.00
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A chocolate brown Wensleydale with wavy locks measuring six to seven inches in length and with a silky soft hand. This fleece is in our Imperfect category as it has vegetable matter throughout; it does clean up easily with a Lock Pop or flicker but will take some work and there will be slightly more waste than one would expect. Sold in one pound increments.
Lincoln x Merino x Cormo x Wensleydale #138
Price range: $17.00 through $52.00
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An intriguing four breed cross that resulted in a variegated fleece. While the length seems to be fairly uniform at around six inches, the color runs from white to light tan to light gray, while the locks structure runs from distinct and highly energized to amorphous and relaxed. This fleece has a relatively soft handle that will be next to skin soft for most people and will be interesting to process and spin.
Merino x Cormo x Wensleydale #20036
$48.00
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A jet black 3 breed cross with a deliciously soft handle and sproingy, 5″ long locks. This is additional fleece from our 4th quarter Bliss club.
Merino x Wensleydale #22311
Price range: $41.00 through $73.00
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A unique crossbreed which exhibits the energy and soft hand of a Merino but has the length and sheen of a Wensleydale. This fleece is black with some gray strands, and measures five to six inches in length. This is additional fleece from our Q3 2025 Bliss club.
Merino x Wensleydale #2596
$72.00
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A unique crossbreed which exhibits the energy and soft hand of a Merino but has the length and sheen of a Wensleydale. This fleece is medium gray with some hints of brown, and measures five to six inches in length. This is additional fleece from our Q3 2025 Bliss club.
Teeswater x CVM x Wensleydale #624194
$195.00
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A fun crossbreed measuring around six inches in length with a medium to soft hand that will be next to skin soft for most people. Thanks to the influence of the CVM, this fleece is mostly black with some white and light gray variegation throughout. Sold as a half fleece weighing 1.6 pounds.
Teeswater x Merino x Wensleydale #23110
Price range: $21.00 through $123.00
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A crossbreed between two long wools and a fine wool, with the result being a 5″ lock with a medium to soft hand that will be suitable for next to skin projects for many people. It is black – or perhaps deep charcoal – with mostly indistinct locks with a wavy crimp.
Wensleydale #1777
Price range: $29.00 through $94.00
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A dark gray and dark brown Wensleydale fleece that is perhaps best described as pewter in color. Its 6″ long locks are thin, curly, and have a medium to soft hand that will be acceptable for next-to-skin projects for most people. The locks are slightly corksrew – which we usually see more in Teeswater fleece than Wensleydale – and may take a little more work to open up for spinning.
Wensleydale #2180
Price range: $20.00 through $119.00
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An uber-curly Wensleydale sporting a variety of gray shades. Its distinct locks are medium to soft and measure six inches and longer.