Breed category Cambridge

  • Location Welsh Borders & Central England
  • Breed Medium
  • Fleece Colour White/Cream
  • Handle Soft / Medium
  • Micron Count 32-33.5
  • Staple Length 6-12cm
  • Fleece Weight 2-3 kg

Find Out More About The Breed

HERITAGE

The Cambridge breed was developed in the 1960's by Cambridge University academics and farmers, to be a specialist breeding sheep.

They are now predominantlyfound in the Welsh Borders.

SHEEP

The Cambridge sheep breed is a medium sized sheep. They are hornless and have a brown face and legs.

FLEECE

The Cambridge sheep breed has a fine fleece which is commonly blended to create knitting yarns and textiles.

UNDER A MICROSCOPE

This is a sample of a woollen spun Cambridge yarn, under a microscope.

BREED SOCIETY

Find out more @cambridge-sheep.org.uk

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

LINKS COMING SOON

Links to makers using Cambridge fleece in their products.

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

The Cambridge sheep breed is highly valued for its breeding ability

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Their white to creamy fleece has a soft/medium handle 

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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