Sheep Breed Study & Subscription
Breed of the Month
You can sign up for our Breed of the month yarn or fibre subscription. 100g of yarn OR 4oz of roving every month for 12 months.
This is a year long exploration of breed specific yarn that is grown in small flocks in Canada.
You will also receive a small card with information about that sheep breed and some suggestions for the best use of that yarn based on the characteristics of the wool.
This is a year long exploration of breed specific fibre that is grown in small flocks in Canada.
Each month you will receive 4oz of fibre in roving from a specific breed of sheep. In it’s natural shade.
You will also receive a small card with information about that sheep breed and some suggestions for the best use of that fibre based on the characteristics of the wool.
All the wool comes from small flocks/farms across Canada, grown by shepherds who take great care in producing healthy, happy animals and excellent wool.
Examples of some of the breeds:
BFL
Rambouillet
Icelandic
Shetland
Targhee
Cotswold
Wenslydale
Romney
Polypay
Shropshire
For those in Winnipeg we can arrange a once a month pick up location.
Why Breed Specific Yarn?
It helps preserve specific breeds, especially those that are rare
Helps us learn more about wool and its characteristics
Capitalize on the unique characteristics of that fibre, and inform our knitting/crafting
This is a year long exploration of breed specific yarn that is grown in small flocks in Canada.
Each month you will receive 100g of yarn from a specific sheep breed. The weight will be different (spun specifically to highlight that breed’s qualities). In it’s natural shade.
You will also receive a small card with information about that sheep breed and some suggestions for the best use of that yarn based on the characteristics of the wool.
All the wool for the yarn comes from small flocks/farms across Canada, grown by shepherds who take great care in producing healthy, happy animals and excellent wool.
Examples of some of the breeds:
BFL
Rambouillet
Icelandic
Shetland
Targhee
Cotswold
Wenslydale
Romney
Polypay
Shropshire
For those in Winnipeg we can arrange a once a month pick up location.
Why Breed Specific Yarn?
It helps preserve specific breeds, especially those that are rare
Helps us learn more about wool and its characteristics
Capitalize on the unique characteristics of that fibre, and inform our knitting/crafting
Intro to breed Study
If you aren’t sure if this is right for you, you can download a FREE copy of our introduction to Sheep Breed guide to see if it’s right for you.
Join the online Breed Study
This is our advanced Breed Study for those involved in the Breed of the Month Subscription (free membership with your yearly breed subscription) or enhanced study for those interested in Sheep Breeds but not receiving our Breed of the month subscription.
The breed study includes life time access to the following:
in-depth information about more than 12 different breeds in Canada (with more being added regularly)
full access to our Breed-specific Knitting online course
pattern suggestion for breed specific knitting and crochet
introductory information on how to evaluate raw fleeces
skirting and sorting information for accessing and purchasing fleeces
‘meet the farmer’ profiles on the farmers that grow the wool we produce.