Romni Corriedale Wool Multicolour Dyed Top

About the fibre

Corriedale fibres are usually between 25-30 microns wide, and have a staple length of between 9-15cm.

Fine to medium

Available in 6 colourways.

Commercial Acid Dyed conforming to Oeko-Tex 100 Quality System EN71

Each bag contains 100g of wool.

Origin: United Kingdom

About the breed

In New Zealand and Australia, from about 1870 to about 1910, farmers worked to develop a sheep breed that would produce a long staple wool, could thrive in low-rainfall conditions, and would also be economically viable as a meat sheep. Their result was the Corriedale, a large, docile, hornless sheep who was essentially a cross between Merino (the softest sheep), with Lincoln (who grow glossy, long wool).

Ron C. Blackmore , CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons