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Leicester Longwool Sheep Breeders Association, U.S.A.

�smooth, hard-wearing and elegant�has been produced from longwool sheep since the Middle Ages. �2003-2012 Leicester Longwool Sheep Breeders Association website by Double J webmaster@leicesterlongwool.org updated 15 Jan 2012
www.leicesterlongwool.org

Double J ~ Leicesters & Wensleydales

This largest of the British breeds is a superb crossing sire and produces the most valuable luster longwool fleece in the world.
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Our focus is producing good quality animals for breeding stock and for maintaining their valuable genetic heritage.
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Double J ~ Leicesters & Wensleydales Home Longwool History Leicester Longwool Wensleydale For Sale Links of Interest Double J is located at the north end of the Willamette Valley near Portland, Oregon.
leicesterlongwool.com/index.htm

Breeds of Livestock - Leicester Longwool Sheep

Jeanne Asplundh began her Pennsylvania flock with two sheep from the original importation.
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We currently have established four satellite flocks in Virginia, Maryland, and West Virginia and hope to establish several more as offspring become available.
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Our mission as an educational institution, however, makes it important that we be as historically accurate as possible.
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The future of the Leicester Longwool in the United States and at Colonial Williamsburg looks bright.
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Colonial Williamsburg retains ownership of the original sheep and reserves the right to move any of them if necessary.
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He selected ewes from four different flocks and arranged to have the ewes bred to rams that remained behind in Tasmania.
www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/sheep/leicesterlongwool/index.htm

Old Gjerpen Farm Leicester Longwool, A historically significant ...

OGF's breeding goals are to: Conserve breed characteristics Improve structural conformation Improve fleece uniformity and quality Increase prolificacy and production Maintain genetic diversity As discussed on our Flock Ram page we are dedicated to maintaining three distinct bloodlines.
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Colored Leicester Longwools are either "English Blue" (a shaded gray) or black.
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Another reason for maintaining a large number of flock rams is to enable us to use multiple rams, representing different bloodline every fall for breeding.
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George Washington was so impressed by the new Leicester breed that in several of his letters in 1793 President Washington referenced Mr. Bakewell's work in developing modern techniques for the selection of livestock.
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Sheared twice a year, an average fleece weighs between five and six pounds.
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The Leicester's long-stapled fleece is prized by hand spinners for its soft handling and lustrous beauty.
www.oldgjerpenfarm.com/longwool.html

Leicester Longwool Sheepbreeders's Association: Homepage

American Livestock Breeds Conservancy: Leicester Longwool Sheep

When mixed flocks of Merinos and Leicesters are driven along road sides in Australia, all of the Merinos have their heads up, watching what is going on, while the Leicesters are busy with their heads down, chomping down the succulent roadside grasses.
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The Leicester Longwool breed is also known as the English Leicester (pronounced lester).
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In 1837 the agriculturist Youatt wrote that “within little more than half a century the New Leicester had spread themselves to every part of the United Kingdom and to Europe and America.” The Leicester Longwool was highly prized in America, especially for its use in crossbreeding to improve “native” stock.
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Leicesters are eager grazers, making good use of abundant pasture.
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Bakewell transformed a coarse, large boned, slow growing animal into one that grew rapidly for market and produced a higher quality fleece.
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While distinguished by its past, this breed’s future is far from secure, and it is a conservation priority.
albc-usa.org/cpl/leicester.html

Leicester Longwool

The Merino fleeces were estimated as being worth the least money per pound in their natural condition, but after scouring commanded by far the highest price.
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For those who don't want to use their (top loading) washers, you can do this in large plastic or metal tubs.
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But one day, I had run out of commercial wool wash products so out of desperation, I used some cheap shampoo that was in the cupboard!
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It is spun into a beautiful 3 ply worsted weight; white and dark charcoal grey.
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Also shake well to remove any small second cuts.At left is a photo of the fleece from one of the lambs sheared in the fall.
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I have used many different products for washing the raw fleeces, such as Eucalan, Kookabura, and Unicorn.
www.lavenderfleece.com/leicesterlongwoolfleece.html

Leicester Longwool - Yarns,Hand-Dyed Yarn,One of a Kind Hand-dyed ...

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Leicester Longwool is a medium fleece, long, heavy, curly, soft and lustrous.
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"The Leicester Longwool was highly prized in America, especially for its use in crossbreeding to improve “native” stock.
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This is important, given that the breed remains rare globally." from the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy.
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In 1990, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, a historic site in Virginia, reestablished the breed in North America by importing sheep from Australia.
www.spirit-trail.net/store.php?crn=261

The Leicester Longwool - Hopping Acres

Today it is known there as the "English Leicester," and is valued as a crossing sire to improve the carcass qualities of finewool breeds.
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At "Dishley Grange" farm in Leicestershire, England, visitors today can still see signs of the innovative farming techniques of a pioneering 18th century farmer named Robert Bakewell.
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During the late 19th and early 20th century the Leicester gradually fell out of favor as it was replaced by newer breeds.
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Today it's classified as "rare" by the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy, but is enjoying a revival of interest due to the wonderful lustrous fleece and other desirable traits.
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We here at Hopping Acres strive for breeding excellence and only use semen from the very TOP Natural Colored Leicester Longwools in the world.
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In 1826 the Leicester Longwool was one of the first pure breeds to be imported into Australia.
www.hoppingacres.com/sheep.htm

Sheep Breeders Directory: Breeds/Leicester_Longwool

We currently have '09 lambs, white fleece, white and colored roving, white yarn and sheeps milk soap available.
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Please see our Leicester Longwool page on our web site (http://www.mtn-nichefarm.com/ Products/Sheep/leicester.htm).
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Local comb honey and beeswax complete our home grown crop.
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While Leicester Longwool breeding stock for sale is limited, we currently have Rams and Leister crosses with similar wool characteristics available.
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County Road 1100 West, Fairbanks,, IN 47849 Phone: (812) 394-2356 (Added:21-Jul-2008) Buttonwood Park Zoo - We are an AZA accredited zoo with a New England Farm Domestic complex focusing on heritage breeds conservation.
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The Laucks Family - 2463 Freysville Rd, Red Lion, PA 17356 Phone: (717) 246-0706 (Added: 27-Jun-2001) Meadowset Farm - On the banks of the White Clay Creek in southern Chester County sits the 250 year old stone farmhouse.
www.nebraskasheep.com/directory/Breeds/Leicester_Longwool

Row House Farm – Leicester Longwool Sheep

The rams are calm and relaxed, the mother's are content and the babies are adorable.
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Carol had contacted me over a year ago to request some yarns to compare and critique for the book.
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Spring 2011: We have been so busy doing spring farm chores!
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I am in the process of adding in some photos and sales information of the gorgeous rugs I have been weaving and selling locally.
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We'll are establishing a list of people to contact when our lambs arrive in early April.
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While we (Gary and Melanie) both have jobs outside of the farm, we raise a few animals, garden and enjoy the pleasures that the farm life offers.
rowhousefarm.com/index.html

Leicester Longwool Sheep Breeders Association, U.S.A. - Breed Standard

1, Box 172B Albright, WV 26519 304-379-9100 grazingherd@frontiernet.net �2003-2012 Leicester Longwool Sheep Breeders Association website by Double J webmaster@leicesterlongwool.org updated 15 Jan 2012 �&
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Comment: Leicesters have heavily pigmented facial skin, and with that comes a tendency for pigmented skin throughout.
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�mutton withers� is objectionable since it is functionally weak and allows for degradation of wool between the shoulders.
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Constitution and General Appearance Leicester Longwool sheep are alert and robust, and have style and character.
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Chest The chest should be deep and wide and the breast prominent.
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The testes of the male should be symmetrical, with good tone and should hang freely in the scrotum.
www.leicesterlongwool.org/description.htm

Leicester Lambs for Sale - Row House Farm – Leicester Longwool Sheep

We'll look forward to seeing what next years season brings us.
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We are very proud that two of our girls have gone to Northern Virginia to be part of a new Leicester Longwool breeding flock.
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If you would like to be on our waiting list for 2012, please let us know.
rowhousefarm.com/leicesterlambsforsale.html

Leicester Longwool Sheepbreeders' Association - History of the Breed

Although the use of Mutton is now not so popular, purebred Leicester sheep are still able to finish early and well.
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It is therefore believed that there is no reason to assume that from many of the characteristics presented by the wool of the "new" Leicester breed that the parent stock was any other than the Long-woolled sheep of the Midland Counties.
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It was this ordinary sheep of his district that Robert Bakewell used in bringing out his New Leicester's or Dishley Breed, apparently without having recourse to crossing, but by a confident reliance upon selection only.
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This was beauty of form, utility of form, early maturity and good fattening properties, he was apparently a little careless with regard to wool.
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He was a farmer who worked without ostentation, but his influence spread itself all over the world.
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The Leicester sheep bequeathed to us by Bakewell could be described as white faced, hornless covered with a fleece having a length of 7-8 inches long, still of a somewhat coarse wool.
www.leicesterlongwoolsheepassociation.co.uk/history.html

In-Depth Review of Knitting Yarn - Knitter's Review, the free ...

Knitting Up Only after I finished oohing and aahing at the glow and softness of this yarn was I able to get underway with my testing.
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The yarn glides and wraps smoothly without any frustrating snagging or unraveling.The spin is relatively firm, but the yarn still has an attractively fuzzy veneer when knit up.
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Wearing This may be a gorgeous yarn, but it's certainly not delicate.
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The fiber softened and relaxed slightly, filling out the stitches to give the swatches a fuller look.
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It is rare and pricey, but if you care for it properly, it'll last a lifetime.
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She dyes it herself in small batches from the front porch of her home, Hawthorne Cottage.The result is marvelous.
www.knittersreview.com/article_yarn.asp?article=/review/product/...

Leicester Longwool Sheep - Sheepy Thyme Farm - Home

They were used so much for cross-breeding the breed was lost in the United States.
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English Leicester Sheep are an urgently endangered breed--less than 2,000 worldwide are registered annually, less than 200 registered in the United States each year.
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Not only does it felt easily, but it is maybe the most lustrous of all sheep fleeces in the finished product.
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With careful breeding and use of satellite flocks and later, artificial insemination, the breed has grown in the United States.Leicester Longwools are generally shorn twice a year, with the fall shearing the more valuable one.
sheepythyme.com/leicesterlongwool.html

ENGLISH LEICESTER LONGWOOL SHEEP - Smoke Ham Farms Home Page

Our stock comes from the breeding program at Colonial Williamsburg.
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The breed standard is similar to that for the Cotswold.
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The fiber diameter and length is consistent, with deeply waved flat staples, with pointed tips.
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The fleece is long and heavy, with a spectacular luster.
www.smokehamfarm.com/vVRPages/Sheep/LEICESTER.htm

Leicester Longwool | The farm's guide

The breed was developed in the 1700?s by Robert Bakewell.
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The article was written by Elaine Shirley of Colonial Williamburg's Coach & Livestock Department.
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They had almost disappeared from North America by the 1980?s.
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Phillip Sponenberg, Technical Coordinator for the ALBC, designed a breeding plan for Colonial Williamsburg to make the most of the genetic material we had available.
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Willoughby produced some beautiful crossbred lambs, whose fleeces were long and fine.
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Through this outpouring of kindness and generous donations Colonial Williamsburg was able to realize its goal of importing purebred sheep from Australia.
sinosheep.com/leicester-longwool.html

The Flock: Border Cheviots, Blue Faced Leicester, Leicester ...

� Three Muskateers Ram ElDoradoAmerican Lamb Board Winter shadows with full wool Border Cheviots American Sheep Industry site More Cheviot images For Cheviot Breeders in your area visit the AMERICAN CHEVIOT SHEEP SOCIETY's website.
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Please call 717- 530-3605 or email Bearlin Acres to order.Cheviot fleece ACSS American Cheviot Sheep Society Blue Faced Leicester Fleece BLU Blue faced Leicester Union of North AmericaBFL ewe lamb LLSBA Leicester Longwool Sheep Breeders' AssociationLeicester Longwool Yearling Ewe Spring Border Cheviot Lambs Leicester Longwool ewe- A rare breed, reestablished by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and other American Livestock Breeds Conservancy members American Livestock Breeds Conservancy, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation TOP Home L.
www.bearlinacres.com/SHEEPPAGE.html

Spinning Tuesdays : Qiviut and Leicester Longwool | knittyBlog

I'm almost done with the list and I'm both ready to be done and a little sad.
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It would be the ultimate luxury to have a little light cardigan to get through the coldest days of winter.
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I actually have a bag of Leicester Longwool fiber that I bought in Colonial Williamsburg in my stash.
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The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation was crucial in bringing back Leicester Longwool sheep from near extinction.
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I've learned so much about different fibers and tried fibers I never would.
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My sample of Leicester Longwool was more dirty than greasy.
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The Rosefield Livestock

Sally Gal raised all seven in this very first litter.
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Check out this page for news on our latest litters!!!!
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Using these practices, he developed the Leicester Longwool from the old Leicester sheep.
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With the high percentage of German in this buck you will have a real fiber producer.
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Our donkeys are guaranteed to work for protection against coyotes and dogs!
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The Olde English Baby Doll Southdown is a recent addition to our farm.
www.therosefield.com/livestock.htm

Leicester Longwool Sheep | Underhill Farm

However, it lost favor with the colonists, leading to their eventual disappearance from North America.
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George Washington and Thomas Jefferson raised this breed of sheep.
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Go to 'Photos' to watch Fred feeding three lambs in the barn.
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The fibers make a wonderful yarn that is strong and lustrous.
underhillfarmpa.com/leicester-longwool-sheep.html