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2016—2017 2nd Edition

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Editor’s Notes

H ello Everyone,

Who is Keith Evans, what's

his history and why sheep?

Born in Yorkshire I was brought up

in North Devon, Australia and

Hampshire. I love being by the sea

and the countryside, maybe I

should live on Lundy island! Lol.

I am a retired registered nurse of

30years and unfortunately now

disabled. I spent 15 years in the

Army, the Royal Army Medical

Corps learning the job, caring for

civilians and the occasional soldier,

well they do need help every now

and again. While serving I learnt to

spin helped by Mary Eve, Mabel

Ross and Gill Dalby all well known

advocates of spinning, weaving and

dyeing (oh boy, what a name drop-

per). But they were the ones who

got me very interested in sheep and

other fibre animals. I became very

interested in Rare Breeds and on

returning to this country became a

member of the Rare Breeds Survival

Trust and next year will have been

a member for 30 years. So despite

never owning any sheep, I was

brought up with them on a family

farm, was hand milking cows aged

5 years, attended a sheep manage-

ment course for fun and have more

fleeces and fibre that I could ever

deal with in a lifetime, allowing for

coffee breaks.

I first came across the BCSBA at

Coldharbour Mill in about 1991 and

attended the Coloured Sheep Shows

until the dreaded F&M outbreak

stopped everything. I lost contact

with the group, but then became

reunited by a chance meeting at

Fibrefest at Coldharbour Mill, where

I met Yvonne and half a fleece later

I had joined up. We then met again

at Wonderwool, over a cup of coffee

and another fleece purchase I had

told Lorry I'd like to become in-

volved and here you are stuck with

me. Unfortunately illness and family

illness and bereavement have made

it difficult for me to carry out my

duties during this wonderful period

of modernisation and so had to

hand over the reins to others, but I

hope to be your permanent Mem-

bership Sec and Directory Editor as

soon as possible.

Best wishes to ALL our members.

Keith spinning with his dog, Lucky, a loyal

little eight year old.

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Index

Contents Page

BCSBA Directory list:

Alphabetical 4 - 12

By Region 16 - 17

By sheep breeds and crosses 20 - 23

Advertisers:

Services Offered 24 - 25

P & M Woolcraft: The UKs No.1 spinning supplier 13

Diamond Fibres 13

Betina Becker: Stay with us in Dove Cottage 14

Hedgehog Equipment 14

The Threshing Barn 15

Honorwood Flocks 18

Curlew Weavers 18

Place your advert in here 19

The Natural Fibre Company 27

Cotswold Woollen Weavers 32

BCSBA Information:

Regional shows calendar for 2017 26

Check out our BCSBA Website 28

The Measurements of Wool Quality 29

BCSBA Directory Copyright and notice 29

Code of Practice: Selling wool to hand spinners 30 - 31

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BCSBA Directory List: Alphabetical

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Baker P. Region: Suffolk

Tel: 01359 242287

Email: trishATdircon.co.uk

Website: www.jacobsheep.co.uk

Breeds of sheep kept: Jacob. For sale/services: Breeding stock.

Ball Philippa Region: Worcester-shire, Tel: 01584 881244

Breeds of sheep kept: Badger Face Welsh Mountain (Torddu), Zwartbles, Blue Texel and Welsh Mountain x Blue Texel. For sale/services: Breed-ing stock, fleeces plus apples (During season).

Baylam House Region: Suffolk

Tel: 01473 830264, Email:

richardATbaylham-house-farm.co.uk

Breeds of sheep kept: Llanwenog, Balwen, Norfolk Horn, Grey Face

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Antill Sally Region: Cornwall, Email: sa_bcsbaATpostin.antills.co.uk

Breeds of sheep kept: Manx, Cas-tlemilk Moorit, Shetland, black Wens-leydale plus various crosses. Skills: Spinning, weaving and knitting. For sale/services: Fleece and meat.

Dartmoor, Herdwick and Ouessant. Stock prefix: Baylham. For sale/services: Breeding stock and fleec-es. Education: Rare breed open farm, talks on rare breeds.

Becker Bettina Region: Pem-brokeshire, Tel: Tel: 01437 563657

Email: bettinabATdsl.pipex.com Website: www.gone-astray.co.org

Breeds of sheep kept: Shetland (organic). Skills: spinning, weaving, dyeing. For sale/services: Breeding stock + fleeces. Education: Advice: beginners’ workshops on spinning/weaving/felting (accommodation in self-catering cottage).

Border Bears Region: Mon-mouthshire

Email: borderbearsAThotmail.com Website: www.olwenveevers.co.uk

Breeds of sheep kept: Corriedale (coloured), Romney (coloured) and their crosses. For sale/services: Breeding stock and fleeces. Pre-felt sheets, felt bags, mats, tea cosies, needle felt animals and needle felt kits. Education: Workshops and talks on needle felting and keeping sheep for wool.

To Index

http://www.jacobsheep.co.uk

http://www.gone-astray.co.org

http://www.olwenveevers.co.uk

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Channing Debby Region: Corn-wall. Committee Member: Website Manager, Assistant Editor for Col-oured Sheep and Fleece Directory. Email: debbyspinAToutlook.com Sheep breeds: I aim to restock with sheep next year. Skills: I am a spinner, weaver and dyer. I also use wool, cotton and linen in most textile crafts.

Can’t find your name?

If your name is not listed in this Directory, even though you’ve been there for years, it is probably because you did not let us know in writing if you wanted to be included in this edition of the Coloured Sheep and Wool Directory. It was particu-larly important that we had your permission to continue publishing your details, as this edition and all future editions will be published online. If you would like to be included in the next edition, email me:

debbyspinAToutlook.com (Assistant Editior)

Brechfa Farms Region: Pem-brokeshire, Tel: 01437 563470

Breeds of sheep kept: Poll Dorset (pedigree), Dorset (coloured), Black Welsh Mountain (pedigree). For sale/services: Fleece plus breeding stock (ewe lambs and shearlings for all 3 flocks). Throws, a wide range of knit-wear and yarn on cones.

Brecon Spinners, Weavers and Dyers Region: Powys

Tel: 01874 636664 Email:pentrebachltdATbtinternet.com

Website: www.beilidu.co.uk

Breeds of sheep kept: Manx Loagh-tan, Manx Mountain. Flock prefix: Beilidu. For sale/services: Fine fleec-es, yarn (mill/hand spun). Hand spin-ning service. Education: Spinning workshops. Advice on sheep/goat keeping (beginners).

Broadstone Longwools - Jane Dobson. Region: Gloucestershire. Committee Member: Editor of the Coloured Sheep News.

Tel: 01594 836108, Email: janeAT-

broadstoneuk.co.uk Breeds of sheep kept: Wensleydale (white + coloured), Ryeland, Leicester Longwool, Ryeland, Cornwall and Devon Long-

wools. For sale/services: Fleece and sheepskins (please enquire).

Burnside Borerays

Region: Orkney. Email:

BurnsideBoreraysATrunbox.com

Website: www.burnsideborerays.blogspot.co.uk

Breeds of sheep kept: Boreray. For sale/services: Boreray sheep for sale occasionally, normally only within Orkney. Fleece & knitting yarn for sale. For the latter, check Natural Fibre Company website for pure Boreray knitting yarn specified as from the Burnside flock of Boreray sheep. Boreray mutton available from pure Boreray sheep at least 3 years old, hung for 2 weeks, availa-ble through, The Dounby Butcher in Orkney & at Inverness Farmers Mar-ket and mail order from The Dounby Butcher.

To Index

http://www.beilidu.co.uk

http://burnsideborerays.blogspot.co.uk

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Diamond Fibres Ltd

Region: East Sussex, Tel: 01435 812414

Email: mailATdiamondfibres.co.uk

Website: www.diamondfibres.co.uk

Breeds of sheep kept: Black Kent (Romney). For sale/services: Breed-ing stock and fleece. Combing and worsted spinning service available. Carding wool and yarn to order. Edu-cation: Workshops on sheep hus-bandry.

Doughty Angela Region: Dev-

on, Tel: 01363 83281.

Email: angelaATromneysheepand-wool.co.uk

Website: www.romneysheepandwool.co.uk

FaceBook: Romney Sheep and Wool UK, Breeds of sheep kept: Romney (white and coloured). Flock prefix: Littlebridge. For sale/services: Breeding stock and fleeces (including lambs’ fleeces).

Cotswold Woollen Weavers Region: Gloucestershire, Tel: 01367 860660

Email: richardATnaturalbest.co.uk

Twitter:ATNewsCWW Website: www.cotswoldwoollenweavers.co.uk

For sale/services: We own two sheep because our visitors like to see them. We have been in busi-ness here in the English Cotswolds for 35 years, and we design and manufacture woollen cloth, throws, and blankets. We also make a range of garments, accessories and interior textile products. Part of our manufacture involves naturally col-oured British fleece, of which we process about 10 tonnes annually.

Crowdy Carol Region: Oxon, Tel: 01491 571774

Mobile: 07901 821949

Email: carolATACE-LPM.com

For sale: Felted lamps and rugs. Education: Teaches spinning and felting.

Curlew Weavers Woollen Mill Region: Ceredigion

Tel: 01239 851357

For sale/services: Processing breeders’ own fleece (scouring, carding, spinning, weaving, sewing and upholstery). Mill Shop + Wool-len Mill: Wide range of woollen fab-rics, throws and services.

Cwmchwefru Wool Region: Powys Tel:01597 860244

Email: lesleyATlesleywickham.co.uk Website: www.lesleywickham.co.uk

Breeds of sheep kept: over 30 years of cross-breeding for quality and colour using native rare breeds plus Gotland, Icelandic, merino and Cor-riedale so now very mongrel but beautiful. For sale/services: Fleece and organically tanned sheepskins. Yarn (for hand and machine knit-ting), knitwear, bags, woven throws, and scarves.

To Index

http://www.diamondfibres.co.uk

http://www.romneysheepandwool.co.uk

http://www.cotswoldwoollenweavers.co.uk

http://www.lesleywickham.co.uk

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Elliott Kate Region: Somerset, Tel: 01934 750038

kate.elliott1ATbtinternet.com

Breeds of sheep kept: Ryeland. Flock prefix: Merlin’s. For sale: Breeding stock and fleeces. Skills: Spinner, knitter specialising in lace knitting. Education: Spinning demon-strations.

Emberton Jacqueline Region: I live in the West Midlands and the sheep live in Worcestershire.

Tel: TEL 0121 472 2203,

Email: collectionATnutwood.ltd.uk

Breeds of sheep kept: Jacob, Skills: Felt making (wet and needle), knit-ting, spinning. For sale/services: A limited amount of top quality fleeces, including lamb fleeces, for sale

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Fernhill Farm Region: Bristol, Tel: 07903 584695

Email: jenATfernhill-farm.co.uk, Website: www.fernhill-farm.co.uk Online shop: https://folksy.com/shops/FHFleece,

Breeds of sheep kept: Shetland x Romney, Blue Faced Leicester (coloured) and crosses. For sale/services: Meat Products, breeding stock, sheepskins, fleeced, lambswool, rovings, yarns for over-dying, Knitting & weaving, kits and felts. Education: Natural fibre work-shops and venue for sheep/wool events. Shearing courses, wool han-dling and sorting. Microbial wool washing and felting machine.

Fowler Simonie Region: Shrop-shire, Tel: 01952 825330

Email: simonieATchurchaston.com

Breeds of sheep kept: Shetland (coloured), Skills: Spinner and felter. For sale/services: Breeding stock and fleeces. Education: Demonstra-tions/advice on keeping sheep, workshops for beginner spinners. Talks on Shetland sheep and wool.

Dulieu Povey Jane Region: Hertfordshire Committee Member Tel: 07903 733484

Email: jane.dulieuATntlworld.com

Website: www.beechengroveflock.com

Breeds of sheep kept: North Ronaldsay. For sale/services: Live-stock, fleece, sheepskins and yarn (see website for availability).

Spotted an error or something

not quite right?

Then email:

debbyspinAToutlook.com

Evans Keith Region: South West

– Bristol. Committee Member: Edi-tor for the Coloured Sheep and Fleece Directory, Membership Sec-retary.

Mobile: 07989 191636

Email: keitheATblueyonder.co.uk

Skills: Spinning, dyeing, weaving and crochet.

To Index

http://www.fernhill-farm.co.uk

https://folksy.com/shops/FHFleece

https://folksy.com/shops/FHFleece

http://www.beechengroveflock.com

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Green Diana Region: Devon Committee Member: Regional Co-ordinator for the South West.

Tel: 01288 381261

Email: diATmoorside.plus.com

A few mixed-breeds only. Flock pre-fix: Moorside. For sale/services: Fleeces (coloured and white) from non-breeding ewes.

H

Hedgehog Equipment Region: Monmouthshire, Tel: 01873 890712

Email: sarahjstaceyATbtinternet.com

Website: www.hedgehog-equipment.co.uk

Breeds of sheep kept: Badger Face Welsh Mountain (Torddu) and Hill Radnor. Flock prefix: Hatterall, For sale/services: Breeding stock and fleece. Carding and combing equip-ment, peg looms, spinning wheels and accessories. Education: Work-shops on spinning and knitting.

Homer Black Sheep - Chatwin Elizabeth, Region: Oxfordshire,

Tel: 01491 641894

Email: chatwin377ATbtinternet.com

Breeds of sheep kept: Black Welsh Mountain. Flock prefix: Homer.

J

Johnson Victoria Region: Greater Manchester

Tel: 0161 8816374/Mobile: 07811607851

Email: vaj511AThotmail.co.uk

Breeds of sheep kept: Ryeland. Skills: Knitting and spinning.

Jones Pamela Region: Powys, Email: pamannmaryATgmail.com

Breeds of sheep kept: Mixed breeds (coloured) including: Shetland, Is-landic, Ryeland and Portland. Skills: Spinner. For sale/services: Livestock and fleece. Goats, poultry, eggs, mo-hair, honey. Permaculture Services.

Wondering which show

to go to next year?

See page 26

Honorwood Flocks Region: Ceredigion Tel: 01559 362890,

Email: infoAThonorwoodflocks.co.uk

Website: www.honorwoodflocks.co.uk

Face Book: The honorwood Flocks. Breeds of sheep kept: Shetland, Ice-landic, Soay, Jacob plus Angora goats. Flock prefix: Honorwood, For sale/services: Breeding stock (including Angora goat) and fleeces (including mohair). Education: On keeping sheep/Angora goats.

Horn Sue Region: Lanarkshire, Tel: 01899 880220

Mobile: 07713160711

Email: sue4hornAThotmail.com

Website: www.hawkshaw- sheep.co.uk

Breeds of sheep kept: Hebridean and Shetland. For sale/services: Ewes (5 years old) and fleeces.

To Index

http://www.hedgehog-equipment.co.uk

http://www.honorwoodflocks.co.uk

https://www.facebook.com/honorwoodFlocks

http://www.hawkshaw-

http://sheep.co.uk

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Kendall Jay Region: East Sus-

sex, Tel: 07845 143664

Email: knitwit95ATgmail.com

Website : www.knitwitoriginals.com

For sale/services: Dyer of longwool fleeces.

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Lewis Caroline Region: Ceredi-gion, Tel: 01570 470911

Mobile: 07974574511

Email: carolinelewis1958ATgmail.com

Breeds of sheep kept: Blue Faced Leicester, Jacob, Texel, Welsh Mountain, Welsh Mountain Mule and coloured crosses of all these breeds. For sale: Fleece (all year). Prize win-ner in The Open Fleece Competition at the Royal Welsh Show for the last five years. Jacob Sheep Society Wales Champion Small Flock 2011/2012.

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Mitchell Pam Region: Somerset, Tel: 01749 831085

Email: pe-mitch.49ATtiscali.co.uk

For sale/services: Will spin and knit yarn into unique shawls and scarves. Crochet and weaving on a peg loom now included. Education: Demonstrations of fleece prepara-tion and spinning. Talks on hand spinning to small groups.

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Newbury Crafters Region: Berk-shire

Tel: 01636 43846

Email: albert.mossATvirgin.net

Skills: Spinning and felting. Natural dyer and maker of Kumihimo and inkle braids. For sale/services: Com-missions for peg loom mats and knit-ters’ loom scarves. Education: Demonstrating spinning, weaving and felting. Spinning courses (beginners).

Northants Guild WSD Region: Northamptonshire

Email: infoATnorthantsSWD.org.uk

Website: northantsSWD.org.uk

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Pickles Graham Region: Den-

bigh, Tel: 01824 790041

Email: gfgcATbtinternet.com

Breeds of sheep kept: Gotland sheep and their crosses with various other pure breeds; to produce a var-ied range of fleeces. For sale/services: Occasional livestock and fleeces (white and coloured).

Moore Jane A G Region: Shropshire, Tel: 01952 550535

Email: janemooreATcsllink.com

Breeds of sheep kept: Shetland and Wensleydale (black). Flock prefix: Romeo. For sale: Breeding stock and fleeces.

To Index

http://www.knitwitoriginals.com

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Reed Richard Region: Pembroke-

shire, Tel: 01834 813402

Email: infoATtrevaynefarm.co.uk

Website: www.trevaynefarm.co.uk

Breeds of sheep kept: Black Welsh, Dorset (white and coloured crosses). For sale/services: Livestock and fleece.

S

SeaterAmanda Region: Worces-

tershire, Tel: 01905 640034

Email: amandaATcdssolutions.co.uk

Breeds of sheep kept: Gotland, Got-land x Wensleydale. For sale/services: Ewes and raw fleece.

Shaw Pam Region: Ross-shire, Email: rhanichfarmATyahoo.co.uk

Website: www.sheepadorationATwildernesstravels

Breeds of sheep kept: Shetland, Shetland crosses with Gotland or Cheviot. For sale/services: Fleece (see website).

Sheepfold - Parker S. & Under-wood A. Region: Cumbria

Tel: 0794 0907738

Email: salesATsheepfold.co.uk

Website: www.sheepfold.co.uk

Breeds of sheep kept: Manx Loagh-tan. For Sale: Knitting kits using Brit-ish wool, including our own knit-and-felt bag designs. Specific British breed wool and carded fleece availa-

ble, many from coloured breeds. All in our website shop. Our website also includes advice on knitting and felting techniques and description of sheep breeds.

Shepherds’ Delight Region: Devon, Tel: 01647 272767

Email: kate.steedATbtinternet.com

Website: www.shepherds-delight.co.uk

Breeds of sheep kept: Blue Faced Leicester (coloured), Polworth/Jacob/Blue Faced Leicester cross-breds. For sale/services: Rams and lambs. Pure wool knitting yarns and kits, woven throws and cushions.

Small Alyson and Richard Region: Shropshire

Email: richard.w.smallATgmail.com

Website: www.carrcrosshebrideans.co.uk Breeds of sheep kept: Hebridean x Manx Loaghtan. Flock prefix: Carrcross. For sale/services: Breed-ing stock (lambs and sometimes shearlings) and fleeces. Education: Advice/Workshops/talks on the Graz-ing Animals Project, stock manage-ment, rare breeds and conservation grazing, Rare Breeds Survival Trust.

Mmm… just time

for a quick

coffee and do a

bit of surfing:

www.bcsba.org.uk

To Index

http://www.trevaynefarm.co.uk

http://www.sheepadorationATwildernesstravels

http://www.sheepfold.co.uk

http://www.shepherds-delight.co.uk

http://www.carrcrosshebrideans.co.uk

http://www.bcsba.org.uk

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The Knitting Gift Shop - Tricia Fothergill, Region: County Durham, Tel: 01388 760492 infoATtheknitting-giftshop.co.uk

Website: www.theknittinggiftshop.co.uk

Facebook.com/KnittingGS The Knit-ting Gift Shop is an online company run by Tricia and Ian Fothergill spe-cialising in unique high quality gifts for knitters. ‘Natural Knits’ is their own brand of wool, knitting designs (Tricia designs all of the patterns) and knitting kits. They sell yarn spun from fleeces bought from UK farms

as well as locally made knitting ac-cessories and gifts including metal shawl pins and brooches.

The Natural Fibre Company, Blacker Yarns Region: Cornwall

Tel: 07767 650119

Email: sueblackerATwaitrose.com

Websites: www.thenaturalfibre.co.uk www.blackeryarns.co.uk

Breeds of sheep kept: Gotland, Blue Faced Leicester (flock prefix: Blacker sheep). For sale/services: Livestock and sheepskins plus rams for hire. Education: Demonstrations/ talks: Fleece assessment, value added opportunities. Visits to the wool mill by arrangement. See website

The Spinning Barn at Spotted Pig Farm Region: Norfolk

Tel: 01553 630538 / Mobile: 07930605578

Email: tlgeorge66ATyahoo.co.uk

Website: www.thespinningbarn.co.uk

Breeds of sheep kept: North Ronaldsay and Icelandic. For sale/services: Fleeces (can be washed and carded) and spun yarns. Educa-tion: Hand spinning workshops.

The Unreweleez - Lorry Turpin Committee Member: Chair (shared position). Region: Shropshire, Tel: 01691 656428

Email: lorryturpinAToutlook.com

Breeds of sheep kept: Icelandic (registered). For sale/services: Stock (registered) and fleece. Education: Hand spinner and knitwear designer.

SpinDyeWeavers Region:

South West – Bristol, Tel: 0117 3771121

Email: keitheATblueyonder.co.uk

Skills: Spinning, dyeing, weaving and crochet. Chairman of Spin-DyeWeavers. Education: Craft group: Independent self-funded spinning, dyeing, weaving and associated crafts group. We meet twice a month close to Bristol city centre. Easy access from the motorway. Meetings are to exchange ideas and have fun. Can also assist and nurture beginner spinners.

Stour Valley Sheep Essex/Suffolk border

Email: gmreadATicloud.com

Breeds of sheep kept: Shetland; Llanwenog. Skills: Spinner; weaver; dyer. For sale/services: fleece; sometimes commercially processed fibre/bats for spin-ning, felting and dyeing.

To Index

http://www.theknittinggiftshop.co.uk

http://www.blackeryarns.co.uk

http://www.thespinningbarn.co.uk

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Woolastons Woolly Won-ders - Yvonne Hoskins Region: Gloucestershire Committee Member: Chair (shared position)

Tel: 01594 529331

Breeds of sheep kept: Merino (white and coloured), crossbreeds of Wens-leydale, Merino, Corriedale, Cots-wold, Polwarth and Shetland. Skills: Spinning, knitting and felting. For sale/services: Occasional livestock. Craft items, fleeces: raw, washed or drum carded available. Education: Spinning demonstrations and wool displays (visitors welcome by ar-rangement).

Wooltop Region: West Sussex, Tel: 01903 892349

Email: bhardie95ATgmail.com

Skills: Spinning, weaving, knitting crocheting. Education: Teacher of hand spinning.

Woolly Workshop Region: Pembrokeshire. Tel: 01994 419472

Email: lindagibson2010AToutlook.com

Breeds of sheep kept: Wensleydale (black and white), Whiteface Wood-land, Castlemilk Moorit, Balwen, Lin-coln Longwool, Jacob, Shetland, Herdwick, Greyface Dartmoor, Hill Radnor plus many more rare breeds, please enquire. Flock prefix: Pen-fold. For sale/services: Hand woven, hand knitted items, hand dyed and spun yarns. Education: One-to-one spinning lessons (beginner).

Thomas Rhian Region: Shropshire Committee Member: Treasurer and Show Secretary. Tel: 07824 365539, Email: rhian_epikATyahoo.co.uk

Breeds of sheep kept: Icelandic and Shetland. Flock Name: Epik. For sale/services: Livestock (bucket trained), Fleeces, Spun yarn and Sheepskins.

Tinsley Liz Region: Nottingham-shire Mobile: 07479 679344. Breeds of sheep kept: British Lavender. For sale: Breeding stock (A limited num-ber). A few fleeces for sale and Brit-ish Lavender breeding stock occa-sionally available.

Turner Carol and John

Region: Bedfordshire

Tel: 01234 708708 / Mobile: 07741007846

Email: carole_trnrATyahoo.co.uk

Breeds of sheep kept: Small flock of Shetland X Ryland ewes and their ewe lambs who are by a Balwen ram. We breed for colour - trying to breed ' British Lavender ' sheep. Shetland x Ryeland and their cross-es with Balwen. For sale/services: Fleeces for sale - brown, grey, cream, charcoal.

Haven’t spun fleece from a

cross breed sheep before?

They have so much to offer and you

are spoiled for choice of all fleeces

here.

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To Index

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Email: sarahjstaceyATbtinternet.com

www.gone-astray.co.uk

To Index

http://www.hedgehog-equipment.co.uk

http://www.gone-astray.co.uk

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BCSBA Directory List: By Region

Bedfordshire


Berkshire

Newbury Crafters

Bristol

Evans Keith

Fernhill Farm

SpinDyeWeavers

Cornwall

Antill Sally

Channing Debby

The Natural Fibre Company

County Durham

The Knitting Gift Shop

Cumbria

Sheepfold - Parker S. & Underwood A.

Devon

Doughty Angela

Green Diana

Shepherds’ Delight

Gloucestershire

Broadstone Long-wools - Jane Dobson

Cotswold Woollen Weavers

Woolastons Woolly Wonders

Greater Manchester

Johnson Victoria

Hertfordshire

Dulieu Povey Jane

Norfolk

The Spinning Barn at Spotted Pig Farm

Northamtonshire

Northants Guild WSD

Nottinghamshire

Tinsley Liz

Oxfordshire

Crowdy Carol

Homer Black Sheep

Shropshire

Fowler Simonie

Moore Jane

Small Alyson and Rich-ard

The Unreweleez - Lorry Turpin

Thomas Rhian

England

Not a

member

of the

BCSBA?

Love coloured sheep

but have too many

breeds of sheep to join

every society?

www.bcsba.org.uk

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Somerset

Elliott Kate

Mitchell Pam

Suffolk

Baker P

Baylam House

Stour Valley Sheep

Sussex

Diamond Fibres Ltd

Kendal Jay

Wooltop

Warwickshire

Ball Philippa

West Midlands

Emberton Jacqueline (lives here)

Worcestershire

Emberton Jacqueline (sheep live here)

Yorkshire

Seater Amanda

Lanarkshire

Horn Sue

Wales

Scotland

Ceredigion

Curlew Weavers Wool-len Mill

Honorwood Flocks

Lewis Caroline

Denbighshire

Pickles Graham

Orkney

Burnside Borerays

Ross-shire

Shaw Pam

Monmouthshire

Border Bears

Hedgehog Equipment

Pembrokeshire

Becker Bettina

Brechfa Farms

Reed Richard

Pembrokeshire

Woolly Workshop

Powys

Brecon Spinners, Weavers and Dyers

Cwmchwefru Wool

Jones Pamela

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Links

To improve navigation through this publication on your mobile gadgets, links have been included as well as those to web-sites.

has been replaced by ‘AT’ and there are no links in

email addresses to avoid spam bots.

Please let me know if you think of any other ways to improve acces-sibility to the Directory . Email:

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Shetland, Icelandic, Jacob and Soay sheep and Angora goats. Stock for sale - various colours of sheep. Interesting fleeces & kid mohair for spinners. Super soft Shetland, Icelandic, Jacob and Soay knitting wools in natural colours. Luxury kid mohair in natural and hand dyed colours, from our Angora goats also a wide range of knitted items, throws, sheep & goatskin rugs, in our showroom. Visitors welcome - Mon - Fri 10am - 5pm Weekends by appointment. Mail order £5 for yarn samples Peter and Christine Everitt Cefn Llanfair, Llanvair Road, Llandysul, Ceredigion SA44 4RB Tel/Fax 01559 362890 email: infoAThonorwoodflocks.co.uk www.honorwoodflocks.co.uk

The Honorwood Flocks

http://www.honorwoodflocks.co.uk

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could be advertising

For futher details

contact the Treasurer:

rhian_epikATyahoo.co.uk

The British

Coloured Sheep

Breeders Association

Promoting coloured sheep

and wool

Interested in coloured sheep or

coloured wool?

Join The British Coloured Sheep

Breeders Association,

subscription only £15.00 per year.

For information on coloured

sheep:

Website: www.bcsba.org.uk

email: postATbcsba.org.uk

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BCSBA Directory List: By Sheep Breed and Crosses

Badger Face

Welsh Mountain

Ball Philippa

Hedgehog Equipment

Balwen Welsh Mountain

Lewis Caroline

Reed Richard

Baylam House

Woolly Workshop

Black Kent (Romney)

Border Bears

Diamond Fibres Ltd

Doughty Angela

Black Welsh Mountain

Brechfa Farms

Homer Black Sheep—Elizabeth Chatwin

Reed Richard

Blue Faced Leicester (including coloured)

Fernhill Farm

Lewis Caroline


The Natural Fibre Company, Black-er Yarns

Cotswold


Boreray

Burnside Borerays

Blue Texel

Ball Philippa

Castlemilk Moorit

Antill Sally

Woolly Workshop

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Coloured Corriedale

Border Bears

Dorset / Polled Dorset

(including coloured)

Brechfa Farms

Reed Richard

Gotland

Pickles Graham

Seater Amanda

The Natural Fibre Company, Blacker Yarns

Grey Face Dartmoor

Baylam House

Woolly Workshop

Hebridean

Horn Sue

Herdwick

Baylam House

Woolly Workshop

Hill Radnor

Hedgehog Equipment

Woolly Workshop

Icelandic

Honorwood Flocks


The Unreweleez - Lorry Turpin

Thomas Rhian

Jacob

Baker P

Emberton Jacqueline

Honorwood Flocks

Lewis Caroline

Woolly Workshop

Lavender

Tinsley Liz

Lincoln Longwool

Woolly Workshop

Leicester Longwool

Broadstone Longwools - Jane Dob-son

Llanwenog

Baylam House

Stour Valley Sheep

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Manx Loaghtan

& Manx Mountain

Brecon Spinners, Weavers and Dy-ers

Sheepfold - Parker S. & Underwood A.

Merino



Norfolk Horn

Baylam House

North Ronaldsay

Dulieu Povey Jane


Ouessant

Baylam House

Ryeland


Elliott Kate

Johnson Victoria

Shetland

Antill Sally

Becker Bettina

Fowler Simonie

Honorwood Flocks

Horn Sue

Moore Jane

Shaw Pam

Stour Valley Sheep

Thomas Rhian

Woolly Workshop

Wensleydale


Antill Sally


Moore Jane A G

Woolly Workshop

White Faced Woodland

Woolly Workshop

Zwartbles

Ball Philippa

Crossbreeds

Antill Sally

Various crosses including: Manx, Castlemilk Moorit, Shetland and black Wensleydale:

Ball Philippa

Welsh Mountain x Blue Texel

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Enjoy naturally coloured

undyed fleece

Grown especially for you by

sheep. The natural shades

and tints create earthy

tones making dyeing an

exciting experience.

Border Bears

Corriedale x coloured Romney

Cwmchwefru Wool

Gotland, Icelandic, Merino, Corrie-dale mixes.

Fernhill Farm

Shetland x Romney / coloured Blue Faced Leicester and their crosses.

Green Diana

Coloured crosses including Black Wensleydale.

Jones Pamela

Mixed coloured breeds including: Shetland, Icelandic, Ryeland and Portland.

Lewis Caroline

Assorted crosses including: Blue Faced Leicester, Jacob, Texel and Welsh Mountain Mule.

Pickles Graham

Gotland crosses.

Seater Amanda

Gotland x Wensleydale

Shaw Pam

Shetland x Gotland/Cheviot


Crosses including: Polworth, Jacob and Blue Faced Leicester.

Small Alyson and Richard

Hebridean x Manx Loaghtan


Shetland x Ryeland and their cross-es with Balwen.


Crossbreeds including: Wensleydale, Merino, Corriedale, Cotswold, pol-worth and Shetland.

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Accommodation

Becker Bettina

Hand Spinning

Mitchell Pam

Scott Linda

Yarn & Items

Border Bears—Carol Crowdie

Brechfa Farms

Broadstone Longwools—Jane Dobson

Burnside Borerays


Curlew Weavers Woollen Mill

Cwmchwefru Wool

Diamond Fibres

Fernhill Farm

Sheepfold - Parker S. & Under-wood A.


Stour Valley Sheep

Visits or Attractions

Baylam House – Rare breeds farm



Diamond Fibres

Fernhill Farm - Sheep and wool events

The Natural Fibre Company, Blacker Yarns

Machine: Scouring/Combing/Carding/Spinning/Weaving



Diamond Fibres

Washing and Felting Machine

Fernhill Farm

Dyeing of Longwools

Kendal Jay

Please contact people before making visits

Services Offered (See Alphabetical BCSBA Directory

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Craft Equipment

Scott Linda

The Natural Fibre Company, Black-er Yarns

The Knitting Gift Shop - Fothergill Tricia


Thomas Rhian


Woolly Workshop

Hedgehog Equipment

Meat

Antill Sally

Burnside Borerays

Chatwin Elizabeth

Fernhill Farm

Talks/Demostrations/Courses/Advice

Sheep Keeping

Baylham Rare Breeds

Border Bears

Diamond Fibres

Fernhill farm (shearing and wool sort-ing)

Fowler Simonie

Honorwood Flocks + Linda Scott (sheep and goats)

Small Alyson and Richard (wide

range of subjects including conser-vation grazing)

Crafts

Becker Bettina (spinning and weav-ing)

Border Bears (felting)

Crowdy Carol (spinning and felting)

Dobson Jane- DBS cert/stem am-bassador(School Visits with ani-mals).

Elliott Kate (spinning)

Fernhill farm (workshops and events),

Fowler Simonie (beginners spinning)

Hedgehog Equipment (spinning and knitting),

Mitchell Pam (fleece preparation and spinning)

Newbury Crafters (spinning, weaving and felting)

Scott Linda (spinning workshops)

Sheepfold (advice: knitting, felting and describing sheep breeds)

Spin Dye Weavers (craft meetings and beginner spinners),

The Natural Fibre Company (see website full details)

The Spinning Barn at Spotted Pig farm (spinning workshops)

The Unreweleez (advice spinning and knitwear designing)

Woolastons Woolly Wonders (spinning demonstrations and wool displays)

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Regional Shows to Look Out For in 2017 Dates for Your Diary

April

Wonderwool Wales 22-23 April

A Festival of Welsh wool and natural fibre. Venue: Royal Welsh Show Ground, Builth Wells, Powys SY21 0JE .

Tel: 01873 821 205

Tel: 01938 820 495

enquiriesATwonderwoolwales.co.uk

bookingsATwonderwoolwales.co.uk

www.wonderwoolwales.co.uk

June

The Royal Three Counties Show 16-18 June

Venue: The Three Counties Show Ground, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR13 6NW. Tel General enquiries: 01684 584900.

infoATthreecounties.co.uk

ticketsATthreecounties.co.uk

www.threecounties.co.uk

Woolfest 23-24 June

Celebrating nature’s finest fibres. Venue: Mitchell's Lakeland Livestock Centre, Cockermouth, Cumbria CA13 0QQ. The Wool Clip Shop Tel: 016974 78707

www.woolfest.co.uk

July

Fibre East 29-13 July

British natural fibre and craft. Ven-ue: Redborne Community College, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2NU.

infoATfibre-east.co.uk

www.fibre-east.co.uk

August

South West Wool Fest 26-27 Aug 2017

Venue: University of Exeter, Devon, EX4 4QH.

Website details pending.

September

Yarndale 23-24 September

Venue: Skipton Auction Mart Gargrave Road, Skipton BD23 1UD.

www.yarndale.co.uk

Keep an eye on our website

(www.bcsba.org.uk) and the

BCSBA Coloured Sheep

News for further information

about the shows we will be

attending, nearer to the time.

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New

http://www.wonderwoolwales.co.uk

http://www.threecounties.co.uk

http://www.woolfest.co.uk

http://www.fibre-east.co.uk

http://www.yarndale.co.uk


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Our BCSBA website has been mod-ernised with new tools which prom-ise to strengthen our Association whilst we promote coloured sheep and the products associated with them.

Joining or renewing our membership with the BCSBA has never been easier, as now a membership applica-tion form is com-pleted online, saving the Association money on postage. Even better, you can pay using Pay-pal. However, if you prefer you can keep paying the way you always have done, it’s your choice.

You may have noticed the Facebook and Twitter links in the picture of our website above. In fact out website links with many prominent websites, a few examples include: Reddit, google+, Pintrest, and Linkedin. This increased poten-tial to be linked with other websites raises our Association’s chances of becoming more public, therefore enabling us to further promote coloured sheep.

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With this increased exposure for our website the Market Place should strengthen. This means wider promotion for your business and selling your products to more people.

There is now the ability to run simple polls on our web-

site. Your votes will give the Committee

an idea of how you would like our As-sociation to work for us all while we promote coloured sheep. This will also allow us to see what can real-

istically be achieved given the constraints

over money, a volun-teer’s time or the number

of volunteers available.

Not only can you vote on the web-site now, but it is possible to have a say in a ‘Discussions’ ar-ea. You can also ask for advice or just have a chat with like minded individuals about your crafts. We will be able to include videos on the website, perhaps to help us explain techniques in our crafts or with keeping sheep.

So, our website is back up and ready for you to explore...

Web Manager: Debby Channing

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The Bradford Count

compared with Microns

If you are new to spinning or just looking to buy home spun wool you will almost certainly be bombarded by many strange terms, two of which refer to the measurements of wool.

People will often talk about the Bradford count or refer to how many microns a fleece has. These terms are important to understand when planning projects as we need to have an idea of the potential thick-ness and length of the yarn that could spun from the fleece.

The Bradford Count is simply the maximum number of hanks you could get from a pound of fibre (assuming each hank is 560 yards). So, for example a fleece described as having a Bradford Count of 28s quality means you should get twen-ty eight hanks from a pound of fibre. If the Bradford count is 64s then you should get sixty four hanks from your pound of fibre. This is a subtle way of assessing fibre thickness and yarn length as the higher the number of hanks you get from the pound of fibre, the longer the yarn is

The Measurements

of Wool Quality

(and thinner). Fibres with an esti-mated Bradford count of 28s is very coarse and 90s and above for the finest. The majority of British wool falls within the range 28s to 60s.

When people talk about the Micron they are talking about the fibre diameter. A micron is a unit of length (1 mm divided by a thou-sand). The smaller the measure-ment in microns, the smaller the fibre diameter and less coarse. This gives people an idea of how thick and coarse the resulting yarn might be. See the table listing a few of the common Braford Counts

Bradford Count Number of hanks (each 560yds) from 1Lb fibre

Microns

Fibre diameter in microns

70

19

68/66

20

64

21

62

22

60

23

58

25

56

28

50

33

48

35

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1. Fleece Condition

Raw fleece offered for sale to hand

spinners should be:

SOUND ~ without breaks or weak-

ness in the staple. This should be

tested before offering for sale.

CLEAN ~ substantially free from veg-

etable matter (i.e. hay, straw, twigs

burrs seeds etc.) second cuts, dust,

soil, dung, stains or any other con-

tamination.

FREE OPENING ~ easy to tease

apart, with good separation of individ-

ual staples. Wool should be reasona-

bly free from kemp, dry and NOT cot-

ted or matted. True to breed type!

Code of Practice:

SELLING WOOL TO HAND SPINNERS

Preparation of Fleeces

for Sale

SKIRTING OF FLEECES ~ produc-

ers should consider removing belly

and britch wool before sale, along

with any inferior or shorter wool from

the fleece. ‘Skirtings’ can be offered

for sale as such.

ROLLING FLEECES ~ should be

done to show the shorn ends of the

staples. Fleeces need not be tied

with neck wool. Baler twine or other

plastic twine must NOT be used.

STORAGE ~ Fleeces may be of-

fered for sale or sent in plastic con-

tainers but should not be stored in

them for more than a few days. If

feed bags are used they should be

carefully emptied beforehand.

3.OFFERING FLEECES FOR SALE

LABELLING ~ fleeces or containers

should be labelled with information

on the breed or cross. Whether, ewe,

hog, ram etc., date of shearing,

whether skirted or not, price, name

and telephone number of the seller.

Any faults should be disclosed.

INSPECTION ~ Buyers should be

RECOMMENDED

WITHDRAWAL

PERIOD

of at least 3 MONTHS

Between treatment of sheep

with EXTERNALLY APPLIED

DIPS / POUR ONS

& SHEARING

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allowed to pull out or test a lock

or staple and be given the

chance to inspect the fleece

before buying. This should be

done in the presence of the sell-

er and should not damage the

fleece.

MAIL ORDER ~ Buyers should

be asked to identify their re-

quirements and be sent sam-

ples on request (these may be

charged for). If the buyer is not

satisfied, money paid in ad-

vance should be refunded in full,

provided that the fleece is returned

immediately in its original condition,

at the buyers expense.

PRICES ~ they are determined by

the individual sellers and the Associ-

ation cannot make any Recommen-

dations.

If wool sold does not conform with

this code, the matter should be taken

up with the seller. If necessary the

Association should be informed. The

Association does NOT buy and re-

sell members wool.

Copyright: British Coloured

Sheep Breeders’ Association

While it is intended that this

Directory shall be used by

members and by others interested

in coloured sheep and wool, to

contact each other and further that

interest, no part of this Directory

may be used in the compilation of

other lists, sold, reproduced or

held in an electronic database

without the express written

permission of the Management

Committee, for the time being, of

the British Coloured Sheep

Breeders’ Association and if

required, in accordance with its

licence agreement.

BCSBA Coloured Sheep and Fleece Directory

October 2016 2nd Edition

Please Note

Every effort is made to keep

this Directory up to date.

Revised versions may be pro-

vided in PDF on the BCSBA

website throughout the year

see: www.bcsba.org.uk

These revised versions are

offered for sale as a source

book for anyone interested in

purchasing coloured sheep or

wool products.If you are aware

of any errors or omissions

please email either:

postATbcsba.org.uk or

debbyspinAToutlook.com

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Email: richardATnaturalbest.co.uk

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