The Bluefaced Leicester sheep breed has been developed over the last century in Tyne & Wear and Cumbria, to create high quality ewes. They are still predominantly found in the North East of England, and in small specialist flocks across the UK.
This wool is highly popular, you’ll see it used in knitwear and for hand knitting yarns.
The Bluefaced Leicester breed has a distinctive face shape, and long legs.
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.
