Breed category Beulah Speckled Face

  • Location Mid-Wales
  • Breed Hill
  • Fleece Colour White/Cream
  • Handle Soft / Medium
  • Micron Count 32-33
  • Staple Length 8-14cm
  • Fleece Weight 1.75-2.5 kg

Find Out More About The Breed

HERITAGE

The Beulah Speckled Face sheep breed have been established in Wales for over 100 years. The breed society was established in the 1900’s. They are still found across Mid-Wales.

SHEEP

They are a hornless breed, with a distinctive speckled face and legs.

FLEECE

They have a medium soft fleece, with the finer fleece used in knitting yarns, and the coarser fleece used in carpets.

UNDER A MICROSCOPE

This is a sample of woollen spun Beulah Speckled Face yarn, under a microscope.

BREED SOCIETY

Find out more @beulahsheep.co.uk

WHO'S WORKING WITH THE FLEECE | MAKERS | USERS |

LINKS COMING SOON

Links to makers using Beulah Speckled Face in their products.

If you work with Beulah Speckled Face fleece and would like your products to be listed, please email us at: zoe@thewoolist.co.uk

LINKS COMING SOON

Links to makers using Beulah Speckled Face in their products.

If you work with Beulah Speckled Face fleece and would like your products to be listed, please email us at: zoe@thewoolist.co.uk

LINKS COMING SOON

Links to makers using Beulah Speckled Face in their products.

If you work with Beulah Speckled Face fleece and would like your products to be listed, please email us at: zoe@thewoolist.co.uk

Finer quality wool is highly popular in cloth and knitting yarns, coarser wool is commonly used in carpets.

Did you know
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This sheep breed can produce 1.75-2.5kg of fleece per year

Interested in this breed? Buy the book

A hand-crafted book containing breed-specific information about the British sheep breed you choose. 

This book is a limited edition handmade piece, each book will come with an edition number signed by the author/maker. 

The book contains space for you to fill in with physical yarn and knit samples, which sit alongside microscopic photographs, breed data and a short history on the breed (if you don't knit but still want a knitted sample, you can add on a pre-knit sample in the additional items box - £3 per sample).

Each book comes with an A6 fact file card, 'your opinions' card, and a 10g mini-skein so you can complete the mini book and experiment with the fibre yourself.

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