Coopworth History
and Breed Information
Locker Hooking Supplies for Sale
We sell raw wool, roving, and washed locks, both natural colored and hand dyed for spinning, wet and needle felting, doll and Santa making, and knitting.
We raise our sheep as kindly and naturally as possible. They have free access to a barn, but prefer to spend most of their time in the pastures, either grazing or dozing in the fresh West Virginia mountain air and sunshine.
A recent comment from one of our customers;
"Hello Martha, I got my wool yesterday, beautiful- the cleanest I have ever seen, I am so impressed. Thank you so much!"
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To place an order please E-Mail or call Martha with the item description and your name and address. We will send you an e-invoice through Paypal, and you can either pay with a credit card through PayPal, or send a check or money order.
Prices do not include shipping.
Priority Mail shipping is $6.75 for the first pound
of wool or roving, and $2.00 more for each additional pound, or partial pound.
Shipping for roving by the ounce is $1.50 per oz., up to 4 oz.
We accept checks, Money Orders, and Credit Cards through Paypal to : deerrun@mountain.net
If you would like to receive samples, please send a SASE with 2 first class stamps to:
Martha McGrath
HC 72 Box 14D
Franklin, WV 26807
This photo is of a pair of socks made from our hand-dyed Coopworth roving, spun and knit by a talented customer.
RAW FLEECES
Our covered Coopworth fleeces are easy to spin, soft and lustrous, with a 6-8 inch staple length with average weights for skirted fleeces of about 4-6 lbs. The prices are $10-$14/lb. plus shipping.
If you think an entire skirted fleece is too much for you, we are willing to sell just one or two pounds for an additional 15% per pound surcharge. Please call or write for more information.
Your satisfaction is always guaranteed. If not satisfied, you may return it for a full refund on the price of the fleece. E-mail us if you would like to order a fleece.
Sorry, all spring shorn 2010 fleeces have been sold, and all spring 2011 fleeces are reserved. We suggest that you contact some of our fellow Coopworth breeders at The American Coopworth Registry to see what they might have available.
Click here for a list of White Raw Fleece for Sale
Click here for a list of Natural Colored Raw Fleece for Sale.
 Silver lamb fleece |
 Black lamb fleece |
 White lamb fleece |
 Blue lamb fleece |
Basket of our Coopworth fleece and a drop spindle.
ROVING
Coopworth felts wonderfully, and is easy to spin.
Our roving is washed and carded, and ready for your projects!
Roving Prices,
adult white and natural colored... $1.75/oz. or $25/lb
(plus shipping)
 creamy White Coopworth Roving- $1.75/oz. or $25/lb |
 Silver Coopworth Roving- $1.75/oz. or $25/lb |
 dark redish-brown and redish-charcoal Coopworth Roving- $1.75/oz. or $25/lb |
Prices do not include shipping.
Priority Mail shipping is $6.75 for the first pound of wool or roving, and $2.00 more for each additional pound, or partial pound. Shipping for roving by the ounce is $1.50 per oz., up to 4 oz. We accept checks, Money Orders, and Credit Cards through Paypal to : deerrun@mountain.net |
HAND-DYED ROVING
We have begun to dye some of our wonderful Coopworth roving in small batches. We have solid color and rainbow dyed rovings available.
 We can custom hand-dye Coopworth roving just for you! |
 Hand-dyed Coopworth Roving- $2.50/oz, $35/lb |
WASHED CURLY LOCKS
We have begun to handwash some of our curly locks which we offer to you for Santa beards and dollmaking, and for lovely effects in your felting projects.
The color is pearly white with a staple length of about 5 inches.
 white locks |
Washed Locks PRICES White-$4.00/oz. plus Shipping $1.50 per oz. |
Prices:
| Raw Wool | Roving | Washed Locks |
| Raw Adult wool $10.00- $12.00/lb |
Roving, White and Natural Colored- $1.75/oz. or $25/lb |
Washed Locks, White- $4.00/oz. |
| Raw Lambs wool $14/lb |
Roving, Hand Dyed- $2.50/oz or $35/lb |
How Much Do I Need?
Recently I was asked how much roving or fleece one should buy to make a project. I did a little research, and came up with the following suggestions when spun as sport-weight 2-ply;
Sweaters; 1 pound clean roving for an XS to 4 pounds for XL. 2-3 pounds will be enough for most sweaters.
Socks, Hats, Mittens, or Gloves; about 4 ozs.
For raw fleece, double the amount. Coopworth usually yeilds about 75%, in other words, you will loose about 25% of the total weight when washed, but I recommend that you buy twice what you calculate you will need to be safe, especially if purchasing natural colored wool. Sometimes it is difficult to get the exact same color if you should run out.
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We dyed some of or white roving with Easter Egg dye. For instructions, see Dyeing with Easter Egg Colors |
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We are pleased to announce that our fleeces won first and second place Coopworth fleece at the 2003 Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival...we haven't put any fleeces in the show since, as they are usually all reserved by shearing in April! |
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