Coopworth History
and Breed Information
Fleece, Roving,
and Yarn for sale
Locker Hooking Supplies for Sale
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.
We sell clean, well skirted fleeces, natural and hand-dyed roving, and yarn from our small flock of well cared for Coopworth and Coopworth-Bluefaced Leicester cross sheep, bred for wonderful handspinning fleeces. We shear the flock in early spring, with a few lambs often being shorn in the fall.
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 ship USPS Priority Mail, and accept credit card payment through PayPal, personal 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 $1.00 per oz., up to 6 oz.
We accept checks, Money Orders, and Credit Cards through Paypal to : deerrun@mountain.net
All of the fleeces are well skirted, and your satisfaction is guaranteed.
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 roving that we dyed, and was spun and knit by a talented customer.
WASHED CURLY LOCKS
We have begun to handwash some of our curly locks, some of which are then hand dyed, which we offer to you for Santa beards and dollmaking, and for lovely effects in your felting projects.
 Antique white locks |
 Blue locks |
 Red locks |
 Green locks |
 Yellow locks |
Washed Locks PRICES White-$3.00/oz. Hand Dyed- $4.00/oz |
RAW FLEECES
The flock has been shorn, and our beautiful, covered Coopworth fleeces are going fast. Our Coopworth fleeces are easy to spin, soft and lustrous, with a 6-8 inch staple length, and average weights for skirted fleeces are 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 Natural Colored 2008 fleeces have been sold, a few white fleeces are still available. Taking reservations on 2008 fall shorn lamb fleeces (about 4" staple length) and spring 2009 fleeces.
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!
We still have lots of creamy white roving, but only 1/2 pound of black and have sold out of Silver and Chocolate. We expect the new crop in early July. Please visit The American Coopworth Registry Marketplace to inquire about other sources of Coopworth roving
 creamy White Coopworth Roving- $20/lb |
 Silver Coopworth Roving- $20/lb |
 Dark Chocolate Coopworth Roving- $20/lb |
Roving, White and Natural Colored- $1.50/oz. or $20/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- $2.00/oz, $30/lb |
YARN
We now have soft, lustrous, 2-ply, sport-weight millspun
Bluefaced Leicester cross lamb's wool yarn for sale!
We have approx 160 yard (3.3 oz) and 320 yard (6.6 oz.) skeins available.
The yarn is about 50 yards per oz., and 12 wraps per inch.
 Hand Dyed- $4.00/oz |
 White- $3.00/oz. |
Prices:
| Raw Wool | Roving | Yarn | Washed Locks |
| Raw Adult wool $10.00- $12.00/lb |
Roving, White and Natural Colored- $1.50/oz. or $20/lb |
Millspun Yarn, White- $3.00/oz. |
Washed Locks, White- $3.00/oz. |
| Raw Lambs wool $14/lb |
Roving, Hand Dyed- $2.00/oz or $30/lb |
Millspun Yarn, Hand Dyed- $4.00/oz |
Washed Locks, Hand Dyed- $4.00/oz |
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 $1.00 per oz., up to 6 oz.
We accept checks, Money Orders, and Credit Cards through Paypal to : deerrun@mountain.net
All of the fleeces are well skirted, and your satisfaction is guaranteed.
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
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! |
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