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The Wool

Icelandic sheep have amazing wool.  They are very well adapted to living in the harsh climate of Iceland.  Therefore, they have to be shorn twice a year on this Northwest farm where the weather is so mild.  The wool has two parts to it.  The inner and very soft layer is called ţel (thel) and the outer coarser layer is called tog.  The ţel keeps the sheep warm, whereas the tog sheds off rain and snow.  The sheep are so well insulated that if it snows the snow will not melt off their backs.  In general the ţel is used to make soft items like sweaters and shawls and the tog is used to make things like socks.

The Icelandic wool (lopi) I have seen available in North America is both the ţel and the tog twisted together into yarn and sold under the trademark Reynolds Lopi.  In Iceland, this is the wool we use for socks, mittens and such.  The wool that Icelanders use to knit sweaters is not twisted into yarn but comes right off the carding wheel.  You can get that kind of wool directly from Iceland or make it yourself from wool you get from a small farm like ours. 

Shearing

In the first few years after we started farming we hired a shearer.  This did not give us a lot of quality control regarding second cuts and dirty wool getting into the bags.  But since Selma now shears herself she can pick and choose the best wool to be kept.  She takes the outmost care to make sure the wool that gets into the bags is free of second cuts, seeds, hay and dirt.  She skirts heavily so only the best wool will be for sale.  Selma shears on a stand which is by far easier on the body, both human and sheep.  Therefore the fleeces do not come off in one piece but in several.  The Icelandic sheep is such a prolific wool maker we shear twice a year.  In late January or early February and then again in late July or early August.  Our wool is very clean even during the winter time.  We do this by allowing wasted hay to become the bedding.  It absorbs all the urine and more and prevents mucky conditions from forming in the barn.  We only sell wool in the grease.  It has been our experience that most people want to either clean and cart their own wool or they have a local business they want to patronize in that regard.

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Wool for sale

(All wool is sold as whole fleeces)

Lambs wool Ewes wool Ram and Weather wool Sale

Lambs Wool  (lambs born in April are shorn in mid July)               

Price $ 1.50 per oz                                                                   Click on Photo for a more detailed image. 

                                                                                                                                                               This photo shows an example fleece. 

                                                                                                                                                                No two fleece are the same.

lamb number Color of Lamb Quantity Price
1 Black 12 oz $ 18.00
2 Black 18 oz $ 27.00
3 Black 14 oz $ 21.00
4 Black 12 oz $ 18.00
5 Black 15 oz $ 22.50
6 Black 19 oz $ 28.50
7 Black 15 oz $ 22.50
8 Black Badger Face 17 oz $ 25.50
9 Black Badger Face 14 oz $ 21.00
10 Black Badger Face 15 oz $ 22.50
11 Black Badger Face 15 oz $ 22.50
12 White 19 oz $ 28.50
13 White 7 oz $ 10.50
14 White 20 oz $ 30.00
15 White 17 oz $ 25.50
16 White 20 oz $ 30.00

Ewes wool     Price $ 1.10 per oz                                                 

 

                                                                                                                                                              

 

 

                                                                                                                                                          Click on Photo for a more detailed image. 

                                                                                                                                                          This photo shows an example fleece. 

                                                                                                                                                           No two fleece are the same. 

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Spring Shearing Click on ewe's name to see photos

Name of Ewe Color of Ewe Quantity Price
Sóley White/Golden 39 oz $ 42.90
Finna White  28 oz $ 30.80
Mjöll White 34 oz $ 37.40
Sólveig White 28 oz $ 29.10
Ása White   sold
Perla White with black speckles  50 oz $ 55.00
Klara Black and White spotted 36 oz $ 39.60
Hetta White with a black hood  36 oz $ 39.60
Erla Black Badger Face 34 oz sold
Mćja Black Badger Face  37 oz sold
Aska Black 24 oz $ 26.40
Heba Brown Badger Face 38 oz sold
Lilja Brown  25 oz $ 27.50

 

Fall shearing

Name of Ewe Color of Ewe Quantity Price
Sóley White/Golden 22 oz sold
Finna White 23 oz $ 25.30
Mjöll White 28 oz $ 30.80
Sólveig White   sold
Ása White   sold
Perla White with black speckles 37 oz sold
Klara Black and White spotted   sold
Hetta White with a black hood 49 oz sold
Erla Black Badger Face   sold
Mćja Black Badger Face 31 oz sold
Aska Black   sold
Heba Brown Badger Face 17 oz sold

Ram and Weather's  wool  Price $ 1.10 per oz              

 

                                                                                                                                                               Click on Photo for a more detailed image. 

                                                                                                                                                               This photo shows an example fleece. 

                                                                                                                                                                No two fleece are the same.

 

Spring Shearing Click on the name to see a photo

Name of Ram Color of ram / weather Quantity Price
Ómar Dark dark gray / Black 44 oz $ 48.40
       

Fall Shearing

Name of Ram Color of ram / weather Quantity Price
Ómar Dark dark gray / Black 80 oz $ 88.00
Byskup (Weather) Brown 39 oz $ 42.90

Fleece color.  White fleece can vary from white white to golden.  Black fleece can vary from black black to dark gray or even dark dark brown.  Black Badger fleece can vary from silver gray to soft gray to gray brown.  Brown fleeces can vary from light brown to dark brown.

 

Sale

This wool is from before Selma started shearing herself.  It has some second cuts and possibly a little bit of dirt.  This wool would be perfect for felting projects where second cuts do not matter.

I have all the colors mentioned above. 

Lambs - $ 1.10 per oz

Ewes - $ 0.70 per oz

Ram - $ 0.70 per oz

Please contact me regarding this wool.

 

To Order

Contact us at selma@bonedryridge.com for orders and availability.

We accept checks and money orders at this time.

 

Orders are sent via US Postal Service.  Check USPS.com for approximate shipping costs.  Example shipping cost:  5lb in a box size 20" x 15" x 15" From Bone Dry Ridge to Minneapolis is $ 10.00

 

Testimonials

Chris:  Loved spinning your long wool, it is so nice and clean.  Made yarn for my wife for Christmas. 

Melissa:  Me and the kids had so much fun felting the wool we got from you.  It felted so easily.

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