Gulf Coast Native Sheep Fleeces (SE2SE) - Raw Wool

Gulf Coast Native sheep are a critically endangered breed of sheep with highly variable fleeces. Their fleeces can range from very fine to very coarse with guard hairs. Here's a great description of this breed's fleece characteristics from the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy: https://livestockconservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/TLC-Fiber-profiles-Gulf-Coast-Native.pdf .

This listing includes all of my white fleeces from this breed. Check out my other listings for natural colored GCN fleeces.

This year's fleeces were fairly clean and strong. Hay and VM are minimal. Any individual quality issues are mentioned in the listings. All fleeces are untreated and our sheep are 100% grass fed on our organic pastures. Each fleece is slightly different so I have listed them individually below and you will be able to select which fleece you want at check out. Please let me know if you would like pictures or samples of any of the specific fleeces. All fleeces are heavily skirted.

I participate in the Livestock Conservancy Shave 'Em to Save 'Em Initiative and all of the fleeces in this listing are eligible. If you are a fiber artist involved in this project and you would like me to send a SE2SE sticker along with any of these fleeces please let me know.

Ewes:

Minerva (#156) - This is a very fine micron creamy colored fleece with a 2.5 inch staple length and a tight mostly disorganized crimp. It is clean and fairly strong with the exceptions of a few seed heads. It is 3 lbs. and $39.00.

Lavender (#907) - This fleece is medium in the relative range of microns for my GCN sheep. The staple length is 3.5 inches. It has 10 crimps per inch and is fairly organized. The fleece is 2.4 lbs and $32.00.

June Carter (#829) This ewe has a fine micron fleece with a slightly fairly crimp of about 12 crimps per inch. It has a 3 inch staple but it has a break at about 1 inch from the tip so it is heavily discounted. It also has a few second cuts. It weighs 2.0 lbs and is $18.00.

Bathilda (#338) - This fleece is creamy white and medium fiber thickness. It has a 3.5 inch staple length with an tight organized crimp of about 16 crimps per inch. It is mostly strong but has a tiny bit of felting at the tips and a little bit of hay in it. It is 2.6 lbs and $34.00.

Dolores (#305) - This is a nice fine micron fleece. It is creamy white with a tight organized crimp of around 12 crimps per inch. It has a 3.5 inch staple length and is strong and clean other than some muddy tips. It is also a little bit disorganized as a fleece. It is 3.5 lbs and $42.00

Arabella (#317) - This is a coarser fleece with some kempy guard hairs. It is creamy white with a disorganized relaxed crimp. It has a staple length of 3 inches. It has some minor felting along the side of the fleece and a little bit of hay. It weighs 2.8 lbs and is $36.00.

Rita (#391) This is a fine creamy colored fleece with a 2.5 inch staple and an organized tight crimp. It has a few second cuts but is otherwise clean and strong. It is 2.5 lbs and $33.00.

Hedwig (#447) This is a nice creamy medium micron fleece. It has an organized loose crimp of about 6 waves per inch and a staple length of about 3.5 inches. It is clean and fairly strong. It is 3.1 lbs. and $40.00.

Marietta (#511) - This fleece is nice and long and coarse. It has a relaxed disorganized crimp of about 3- 4 waves per inch. It has a 5 inch staple length with some dirty tips and a tip break in one area. It is 2.6 lbs and $31.00.

Wilhelmina (#518) - This fleece is very fine with a very tight organized crimp - close to 16 crimps per inch. It is 2 inches in length and pretty strong and clean It is 1.9 lbs and $25

Imogen (#502) - Imogen also lived at a petting zoo for the year. She has a strong white fleece that is medium with a relaxed organized crimp of about 5 waves per inch. The staple length is 3.0 inches and it is strong and very clean. It is 3.12 lbs and $40.00.

Marge (#505) - This is a super fine fleece with a very tight organized crimp of about 16 crimps per inch. It is 2.5 inches in staple length. It has a little bit of hay in it and a little mud on the tips. It is otherwise clean and strong. It is 1.9 lbs and $25

Lambs: These fleeces are first shearings. They are likely finer and softer than they will be in the future.

559 - This is a discounted fleece for stuffing or felting only. It has a wool break and many second cuts but it is otherwise 2 inches in length with a tight organized crimp of 16 crimps per inch. It is 1.4 lbs and $10

588 - This is a fine fleece with a very tight organized crimp of 16 crimps per inch. It is 2.5 inches in staple length. It is cream in color, very clean and strong. It is 1.8 lbs and 23.00.

590 - This is another creamy colored fleece with some muddy tips and lanolin in the middle of the staple. It is 3 inches in length with a tight and organized crimp of 16 crimps per inch. It is 1.8 lbs. And $23.00

599 - This is a lovely fleece that is more coarse than some of the other lamb fleeces. It is creamy white with a somewhat disorganized crimp of about 10 crimps per inch. It is 3 inches in length and clean. It is 2 lbs and $26.00

600 - This fleece is very short - 2 inches at most and very fine. It is very tightly crimped. It is 1.2 lbs and $16

Rams: These guys are big but smell like rams!

Gilderoy (#239) - This fleece is medium fine with a staple length of 3.5 inches and a somewhat organized crimp with 8 crimps per inch. There is some dirt and dust toward the tips of the staple but it should wash out easily. It is strong annnnd 4.6 lbs. It is $55.00.

Fred- This fleece is discounted because it has a wool break and it also has some katahdin hairs on the outside of the fleece. It has a mostly organized, tight crimp of about 10 crimps per inch. It has a staple length of 3.5 inches. This fleece is 3.4 lbs and $24.00.

Ramon - This is a new ram in our flock. He has a lovely big fleece. It is a little dirty and has some hay in it but should wash out well. It has a strong 4 inch staple with a relaxed crimp of about 6 waves per inch. It is 5.7 lbs and $74.00