North Ronaldsay sheep, great horns,thanks to chapelhall of flickr
North Ronaldsay sheep come in an assortment of colors white to brown, grey and black they are sometimes mixed colors however these usually fade to fawn coloring as the sheep ages. The wool is soft and a bit kempy. A fleece usually weighs in at about 2 pds or 1 kg. It is a primitive fleece sometimes called double coated.
North Ronaldsay sheep by flyhoof
Ewe and lamb by scrappergill on flickr
I was able to find many picture of this breed. The babies are so cute I couldn’t resist adding some more.
too cute not to include thanks annadg from flickr
I couldn’t resist this one thanks scrappergill of flickr
Here is my North Ronaldsay fiber. It’s soft with a tinge of prickle I’d put it as around 29 microns. I’m getting much better at placing fiber by micron count I tested it before I read about it. I was pleasantly surprised that the micron count is around 28 according to the North Ronaldsay Sheep Fellowship. The staple is between 3-4 inches (100 mm). I think I may just keep a hold of this fiber and make a really cool scarf or wrap with it.
Undyed North ronaldsay fiber
North Ronaldsay fiber closeup
All dyed up! I decided to do an experiment with the north ronaldsay fiber. I unwound one bump and dyed it light blue the other I left in a bump and kettle dyed it golden brown here is what happened.
oven dyed north ronaldsay fiber
here is the outer portion of the bump after being kettle dyed
here is the inner ball after kettle dyeing
I like how it turned out I think it will look great!
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