The Swaledale sheep breed were developed in North Yorkshire and Westmorland by local farmers.
Their breed society was established in the 20th Century. They are now found across the North of England.
They have very distinctive spiralled horns
The Swaledale has a staple length of up to 20cm in length
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.
