Coopworth History
and Breed Information
Locker Hooking Supplies for Sale
NEWS FLASH! The new crop of roving has arrived!
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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.
This photo is of a pair of socks made from our hand-dyed Coopworth roving, spun and knit by a talented customer.
NATURAL ROVING
Coopworth felts wonderfully, and is easy to spin. Our roving is washed and carded, and ready for your projects!
 creamy White Coopworth Roving |
 Silver Coopworth Roving |
 This year the dark Coopworth roving is a dark chocolate brown with silver fibers through it! | PRICES: Roving, White and Natural Colored- $2.00/oz. or $26/lb plus shipping |
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 |
Prices:
| Raw Wool | Roving | Washed Locks |
| Raw Adult wool $12.00- $16.00/lb |
Roving, White and Natural Colored- $2.00/oz. or $26/lb |
Washed Locks, White- $4.50/oz. |
| Raw Lambs wool $16/lb |
Roving, Hand Dyed- $3.00/oz or $40/lb |
We accept checks, Money Orders, and Credit Cards through Paypal to : deerrun@mountain.net |
Prices do not include shipping.
Priority Mail shipping is $7.75 for the first pound
of wool or roving, and $2.00 more for each additional pound, or partial pound. Shipping for wool or roving by the ounce is $1.50 per oz. up to 5 oz., 6-16 ozs. is $7.75
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
RAW FLEECES
The 2012 fleeces have been reserved, but we are still taking back-up reservations. No deposit required.
Our covered Coopworth fleeces are easy to spin, soft and lustrous, with a 6-8 inch staple length and average weights for skirted fleeces of about 4-6 lbs. The prices do not include 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.
 Silver lamb fleece |
 Black lamb fleece |
 White lamb fleece |
 Blue lamb fleece |
Basket of our Coopworth fleece and a drop spindle.
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.
Sorry, all spring 2011 locks sold out
 white locks |
Washed Locks- great for Santa Beards and Felting Projects! |
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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