2 October 2004
What's New This Month
from the Oregon Wool Growers Association
from the Oregon Wool Growers Association
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Sheep (12 products)
Roving - Carded (11)
Lamb (7)
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Washed Wool (4)
Yarn (4)
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Dyed Fleece (1)
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Welcome Our New Members
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Barney & Sharon Allen
Joined 28 September 2004.Overlooking Agency Lake, we raise Romney and Corriedale sheep. We have good, clean fleeces, colored and white, soft and coarse.
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Linda & Barry Bolewicz
Joined 26 September 2004.We are a small farm south of Hillsboro, southwest of Portland. We raise both alpacas and sheep.
The sheep are Romney crosses, dual purpose producers of fast-growing lambs and medium/long wool for handspinners. We also raise huacaya alpacas in many colors - emphasizing fleece quality, temperament, and conformation. Financing available on alpacas: one year with no interest; longer terms negotiable. Discounts on multiple purchases. We enjoy providing support to new or prospective breeders - visitors are always welcome. Give us a call or an email. More online...  Farm
Debbie Ellis and Kristi Gustafson
Joined 25 September 2004.Co-founded in the late 1990s by Debbie Ellis and Kristi Gustafson, two spinning and wool dyeing enthusiasts, we are committed to providing the finest quality hand-dyed and natural-colored rovings and yarns from the Northwest. We use raw fleece of
numerous breeds to create beautiful rovings and milled yarns, some of which we hand -dye, using the best non-toxic commercial and natural dyes. These rovings and yarns are excellent for spinning, knitting, felting, weaving and other fine
handcrafts.
Kristi, who raises champion sheep and goats at her Gresham farm (Mount Hood View), is also an active shearer, who provides much of our raw product. Debbie has won awards for her fiber art and maintains her studio and workshop on her home property in Milwaukie. Both have a love of the animal, the fiber and the process. Debbie Ellis (503) 659-6584 Kristi Gustafson (503) 663-2772 More online...  Farm
Brendan Enright
Joined 6 September 2004. The Core of Our 40 acre family farm, located on the banks of the Molalla River, in Western Oregon, is our flock of rare, primitive Icelandic Sheep. We raise our sheep in an ethical manner and treat them as well as we do our family dogs
and cats. They're like members of the family....who live in the barn!! The Icelandic sheep are a thrifty dramatic looking breed (see our phots!) which are genetically identical to the sheep first brought to Iceland by the Vikings when
they colonized the isalnd more than a 1,000 years ago.
Everything we sell is made on our farm by our family members. We produce wool, milk products and meat from our sheep. Oncce the sheep are done with their jobs, our family completes the processs by hand, making SHEEPMILK SOAP (very moisturizing, especailly good for sensitive skins); SHEEPMILK MOISTURIZING LOTION (great if you want to avoid petroleum based products); HANDKNITTED HATS ,HANDPAINTED FIBER, and HANDSPUN YARNS. We occasionally have breeding stock available. We are passionate about what we do on the farm and the products we make. When you pruchase our products you will have something unique, made by hand here in the Willamette Valley in a manner not seen since the pioneers of the 19th century. Farming l;ike it used to be....only on the internet! We can ship LAMB MEAT 2nd day air by UPS and will deliver it in the Salem-Portland area for orders over $100.00. OUR LAMB IS NATURALLY RAISED, NO HORMONES, CLOVER FINISHED, PASTURE GROWN.. The samller cuts of the Icelandic lamb made it an ideal leaner option for single individuals and, couples. Whole lambs average 35 lbs. More online... Breed Of The Month
 Sheep
Jacob sheep are an old-world breed dating back several thousand years, and are named after the biblical figure Jacob (Genesis 30). Their exact heritage is unknown. However, piebald and spotted sheep have been mentioned in historic accounts
for several centuries. Jacob sheep most recently appeared in England, where they graced the estates of the
nobility.
Wool: Jacobs are the only sheep breed to produce spotted lambs that retain their spotted pattern for life. The fleece is a medium grade of 44s to 56s (24-33 microns in diameter) with a demi-luster, an open character, a soft springy handle and little or no kemp or britch. The staple length ranges from 3"-7" and fleeces weigh between 3-6 pounds with little grease and high yield. Each fleece consists of several colors including white, black, and various shades of brown. Body: Jacobs are a small to medium sized sheep with ewes weighing from 80 to 120 pounds, and rams from 120 to 180 pounds. The polycerate gene promotes multiple horns and both rams and ewes are horned. Rare Breed: Jacob sheep had become so rare in England by 1970 that the Jacob Sheep Society was formed in order to help preserve the breed. The number of Jacob sheep has increased dramatically in Great Britain due largely to the Society's efforts. These sheep have been imported in small numbers into North America since the early 1900s. In 1988 the Jacob Sheep Breeders Association (JSBA) was formed in the US. The JSBA seeks to ensure the conservation of this breed through inspection, registration, and education. The American Jacob is still considered a rare breed by the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy (ALBC). www.albc-usa.org: The American Livestock Breeds Conservancy is a nonprofit membership organization working to protect nearly 100 breeds of cattle, goats, horses, asses, sheep, swine and poultry from extinction. More online... |
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