The Castlemilk Moorit sheep breed was developed in the 1900's in Dumfriesshire.
They are still kept in specialist flocks, predominantly in South West Scotland, but also in small pockets across the UK.
This breed has a very soft and silky fleece, that has a lustrous sheen to it
The Castlemilk Moorit breed was developed by crossing Shetland Moorit ewes with a Manx Loaghtan and Mouflon rams.
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.
