New! some unique rovings from a small Hampshire flock, prepared by a heritage scottish mill providing valuable work to the islanders. They have been dehaired as much as is possible given the characteristics of the fibre.

I have just spun some, they are a joy to work with making this tricky fibre much easier to spin.

For those who like to do your own prep see separate listing for washed fibre

Limited quantity of these available


Breed Information

Soay are unlike any other sheep, being the most primitive with very varied characteristics plus a history that evokes a romanticism back to the Bronze Age. They are similar to the mouflon seen wild in Corsica, Sardinia and Cyprus. How did they arrive at the St. Kilda islands and when? No one really knows. But what we do know is that when owners talk of them they talk of intelligent, nimble animals with excellent mothering habits, always with quirky behavioural traits and lots of fun to watch. They are excellent conservation grazers, being content in woodland and on hillsides.

The Soay fleece is much sought after both for the colour and texture, with a relatively short staple, locks indistinct some secondary hairs in this tyle of fleece

On the RBST list of vulnerable breeds.
and your purchase helps maintain these rare breed sheep

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