For spinners who would like to work with fresh raw wool, but not tackle a whole fleece, I have sorted out one or two pounds of the best wool from some fleeces.

This sheep is Hallie, a 9 year old ewe. The wool has a bit of alfalfa in part of it but that can be easily flicked out. The fleece has shades of gray and black. I have separated 2 pounds for this listing. The locks are shown on a 4” x 6” card to give you an idea of staple length.

This is 2 pounds of Hallie’s fleece. Shipping is included.

Read info below about the wool I offer for sale as whole fleeces. Refer to this FAQ for ideas about using your Jacob fleece.

Fleeces have been lightly skirted to remove the less desirable wool around the edges. The sheep are not coated so there may be bits of vegetable matter. Any VM is not burrs or stickers but usually alfalfa so most shakes out as the fleece is processed. Jacob sheep often have a coarser wool on the lower part of the back leg. If that wool is significantly coarser than the rest I may sort it out and use it for a project where coarser fiber doesn’t matter or is even preferred.

The tips of the fleece may appear brown. That is from sun-bleaching. The inner part of the staple is usually black unless it is from a sheep with “lilac” coloring. Go to this blog post to see photos of black and white and lilac Jacob sheep.