This is the first time that I have sent wool from our sheep off to be processed into roving and I am very pleased with the results. The wool is all lambswool from our Gulf Coast Native/Polypay or Gulf Coast Native/Romney cross lambs. As lamb's wool, it is softer and finer than our ewe's wool but I cannot give an exact micron count - it is probably somewhere in the middle. I would wear wool from this roving in a scarf or hat but maybe not too close to the skin. It was wool that did not sell as raw wool so some of it had higher levels of VM or it was muddy or just shorter in staple length. This wool takes a dye well.

The folks at Frankenmoth Woolen Mill in Michigan did a fantastic job of mixing the fleeces, cleaning them, and turning them into roving. There is still a small amount of VM in the roving (since some of these were the dirtier fleeces). I have been able to pick this out as I spin but they are there and I have tried to show this in the pictures.

I would be happy to send a sample or additional pictures of the roving if desired.