$12.00
per
pound
WILD AND WONDERFUL
COTSWOLD
CURLS, MOHAIR ROVING
and  LONG WOOLS!!
The wonderful Cotswold Breed produces wonderfully curly fleeces.
Often called the "poor man's Mohair", this fleece need not take a back seat to any mohair.  The
lamb curls are soft and comparable to the kid mohair and the long curly locks compare to the
locks from the larger breeds of Angora Goats.  Some will be from Longwool Crossbred Sheep.  
The Longwool breeds might be Lincoln, Karakul, Border Leicester, or Merino.

Major Disclaimer!!!    Please Read before purchasing!!
I buy farm run Cotswold and other long wool Fleeces.  These come from small farm
flocks, often from people who say "What do you do with that stuff??"  This fiber often
has hay, grasses, feed or pasture items in the fleece.  We get out as much as we can
but if it offends you to find Vegetable Matter in the wool, don't order this.  We wash
this fleece, often 2 or 3 times, and in spite of all the cleaning we do there will
probably be some trash in the tight curls so.......if teasing out the tight spots, or
finding some loose vm in the fiber  is going to be a problem with you during the fiber
preparation...........
DON'T BUY IT!!
We don't want you disappointed, and don't want to you to pay more postage to return
or exchange it.

I rarely ever have the lamb curls.........mostly I have the longer curly locks.  These will make a strong
silky yarn, and we use a lot of this roving for our Fleecewoven Rugs.   These long shiny curls are
excellent for needlefelting.  Some of the fleece is from Cotswold crossbreeds.

I dye my fleeces generally using Jacquard Acid Dyes.This produces a long lasting brilliant color in
the fiber.  Bear in mind that I am a free handed dyer.
I like variegated color and do not try for an even dye job.
Pricing for the Cotswold Curls            
  $12.50 per pound                         
Your pound can be all one color if it is available, or a mixture of many colors.  This is a photo of some of
the colors I have obtained.  There may be something like this in the pile, but more likely it will  just be
colors nearby.  I dye a lot of curls with several colors in the locks.
If you ask for just one color.......you will get a monochromatic range of that color as I do not try for a solid
color in any dyebath.
On May 8th, 2008,  I began the
dyeing of the locks with an arm in a
sling and tied to my waist.  Carl is
doing heavy work and the lifting.  We
have a good assortment of locks dyed
and will continue washing and dyeing
these fleeces..

We use vast amounts of this fiber in the needlefelted additions to our Fleecewoven Rugs.  It is
painting with fiber.  We also use the fleece in needlefelting hats, shawls, clogs, and anything
else we see that might need some decoration with fiber.  We also use whatever is left over or is
matted too much to pull apart in our fleecewoven rugs.  And this fleece is a long wool and
often gets handled roughly when washing.  If you pull on the lock at the cut end, the matted
areas pull apart very well.
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We will pick out a bag of assorted colors.
Locks of as many colors as I can put in your
pound....
In the photo
to the left,
we show a three
pound bag of assorted
color
Cotswold Curls
on the left and
on the right is a
one pound bag.
My Ashford
Country Spinner
will give you
a comparison
sizing idea
of how much fiber
comprises a pound
When a large order comes in, I head for the
weaving studio where I store the Cotswold
Curls...the bags get dumped on the carpet  to
sort out the colors for the order.
If you have farm run
Cotswold fleece for sale
please contact me
Carol Lee
clee@union-tel.com
LONG WOOL FLEECES
FOR FELTING....SPINNING...OR WEAVING!
These fleeces are from Farm Run Sheep. They are washed and we offer them for sale now.  The length
will be anywhere from 5 to 10 inches in length.  There are no really solid colors, as most are crosses
between Cotswold and Karakul, LIncoln, Border Leicester, or Merino, and I have a few full Karakul and
a few full Churro fleeces.  I am selling them by color, but if you have a breed X preference we can try
to fill your order with it.  I will be steadily adding the fleece as I get it washed. The fleeces will average
about 5 lb. each and will be sold in one pound increments at $10.00 per pound
The brown toned fleeces are never a solid color.  The color
will range from gray to almost a black.  This is all one fleece
shown.  This is a Cotswold Lincoln cross fleece
The gray toned fleeces also have a variety of color in
them and some brown to nearly black can show up.  
These two photos are the same fleece.  This fleece is a
Lincoln Karakul Cross.
The White fleeces may be a nearly pure white, but may
also be a cream, beige or very light gray.  Some may
have gray at the cut end of the fleece
This particular fleece is a Karakul Fleece.
#1
MOHAIR
TOP
ROVING
White
#1
MOHAIR
TOP
ROVING
BLACK
For Specially Dyed Mohair
Rovings, click on the link to the
right and check out the Specially
Dyed Fibers on the Superwash
WebPage
If you need a bag of one
monochromatic range of color,
please leave us a message on
your order and we will try to fill
it, otherwise you will get an
assorted bag of colors.....
BAG OF ASST. COLOR LOCKS