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Deborah Robson’s Sheep & Wool Posters: Sheep & Wool Mini Poster: Dorset Down
There are three Dorset breeds, and the Dorset Down is the one that is part of the core group of six Down wools. These are noted for resisting…
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Deborah Robson’s Sheep & Wool Posters: Sheep & Wool Mini Poster: Swaledale
Swaledales are mountain sheep found almost entirely in northern England. They grow double-coated fleeces with a lot of undercoat and an outercoat of…
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Deborah Robson’s Sheep & Wool Posters: Sheep & Wool Mini Poster: Suffolk
There are more Suffolks in the United States than any other breed, and most of their wool goes to waste--which is an incredible shame, because it…
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Deborah Robson’s Sheep & Wool Posters: Sheep & Wool Mini Poster: Clun Forest
Clun Forests, another rare breed, have lovely chocolate-colored faces and legs and grow wool that can be used for many everyday textiles. Printed…
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Deborah Robson’s Sheep & Wool Posters: Sheep & Wool Mini Poster: American Jacob
These wonderfully spotted sheep with horns (both males and females, from two to six per animal) grow fleeces that can either be next-to-skin soft or…
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Deborah Robson’s Sheep & Wool Posters: Sheep & Wool Mini Poster: Teeswater
Teeswaters grow heaps of wool and are often shorn twice a year, still yielding locks with remarkable length. They also offer luster and a supple hand…
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Deborah Robson’s Sheep & Wool Posters: Sheep & Wool Mini Poster: Wensleydale
With long, lustrous, slinky fleeces that feel softer than they “should,” based on the data, Wensleydales are one of the only breeds whose origin can…
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Deborah Robson’s Sheep & Wool Posters: Sheep & Wool Mini Poster: Cotswold
One of the rare-breed longwools, Cotswold fiber resembles that of Lincoln Longwools and Leicester Longwools, but the breed’s history is separate and…
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Deborah Robson’s Sheep & Wool Posters: Sheep & Wool Mini Poster: Border Cheviot
This is the original Cheviot from which all the others were developed. It came from the border lands between England and Scotland and is a hardy…
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Deborah Robson’s Sheep & Wool Posters: Sheep & Wool Mini Poster: Brecknock Hill Cheviot
Some Cheviot sheep went to Wales, where they mixed a bit with the local sheep and produced a sturdy breed that produces useful wool—mostly white, but…
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