Crooked Creek Sheep and Wool
Crooked Creek Sheep and Wool is home to a flock of mixed breed sheep that produce an unusually diverse set of wool types. The breed types in the flock are descended from 3 Suffolk ewes and 2 of their Suffolk/Texel daughters. Ram breeds that were introduced include a Rambouillet cross, Finn, and Cormo and we have been cross, back and line breeding from these offspring. Our fiber type is continually evolving, but is still quite diverse. Most of our fleeces have staple lengths of 3 to 5 inches and range from medium to fine fiber types. Many fleeces have a lovely luster that came from our Rambouille cross ram and a very soft handle that was contributed by this same ram and a Finn ram. Our fine wool sheep are derived from our Cormo ram. Our sheep are both white and colored, with several greys, brown and dark grey/black color patterns.
Fiber Products
Raw and washed fleece, roving, batting, hand combed top, hand dyed fiber, hand spun yarn, handmade items, knotted and felted items.
Fiber is available in many different forms. We sell raw and washed fleece in addition to commercially prepared roving and batting for hand spinning and felting. Some fiber from individual fleeces is hand combed into top and fleeces are dyed using both acid and botanical dyes. The hand combed top is lovely to spin into marled yarn as it is easy to draft from multiple roving streams. We also produce some knotted and felted items as well as hand spun yarn.
Where to Find
Our fiber can be found at our online shop accessible from our web page, crookedcreeksheepandwool.com. Currently our fiber and finished fiber items can be purchased at the Local Fiber Pop up Shop inside Wapole’s in Groton, NY.
Contact
Amy Glaser
Shop
crookedcreeksheepandwool.com
