SKYLINES 2009 SPINNING
FLEECES & PHOTOS

 

WELCOME SPINNERS!

Every sheep in the SkyLines flock has been individually selected and lovingly cared for by a shepherdess who is also a handspinner. In the spring of each year, these pampered animals provide a wonderful array of soft, lustrous, natural-colored and white fleeces that are truly full of life and a joy to spin!

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OUR FRESHLY SHORN 2010 FLEECES ARE AVAILABLE NOW. RESERVE YOURS TODAY, AND MAKE SURE YOU GET YOUR VERY FAVORITE SKYLINES FLEECES TO PLAY WITH THIS YEAR!

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Three Types of SkyLines Fleeces

ADULT FLEECES
My Best Natural-Colored & White Adult Fleeces
These are all beautiful fleeces, in a range of colors from pure white to dark, dark grey (nearly black). All of these fleeces are so clean and VM-free that they're a dream to hand process! $18/lb.

LAMB FLEECES
My Best Lamb/First Year Fleeces
SkyLines lamb fleeces are especially soft, long, and beautiful. Because they're so soft they often have just a tiny bit more vegetable matter (VM) than the adult fleeces, and like most lamb fleeces their tips are sometimes a bit weathered. Nonetheless, they're all gorgeous, healthy, and incredibly soft lamb fleeces. Also great fleeces for hand processing. $18/lb.

Bargain Fleeces
These are beautiful, sound, healthy fleeces that normally sell in My Best Fleeces category, but they just didn't measure up to My Best standards this year. Most often, it's because the fleece has a tad too much VM or plain old dirt for easy and enjoyable hand processing or spinning in the grease. I usually recommend these fleeces be sent to a fiber mill for processing. $15/lb.

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IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS after you've reviewed the fleece lists and photos below, email or call me.

TO PURCHASE A FLEECE, contact me for a complete quote that includes shipping charges via UPS. Please include your shipping address when you write. I will be glad to ship your fleece to a fiber processor of your choice - just include their address also. Your quote will include a $12.00 charge for the shipping box and handling fee.

TO RESERVE A FLEECE FROM NEXT YEAR'S SHEARING, drop me a note to confirm availability and to reserve fleeces. A $25 per fleece non-refundable deposit is required in order to hold a fleece. See Reserving SkyLines Fleeces for more details on reserving fleeces.

WHOLE OR HALF FLEECES ARE AVAILABLE.

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Fleece Listings Legend

Sheep
Name

Natural-colored fleece

Sheep
Name

White fleece

Fleece
Status

Box Blank: The current year's year's fleece is available for sale.
'09 Fleece Sold: The sheep's fleece from '09 shearing has been sold.
'10 Fleece Reserved: The fleece from '10 shearing is reserved. (See
Reserving Fleeces for details.) The initials are those of the buyer.

MY BEST NATURAL-COLORED ADULT FLEECES ($18/lb )

Sheep
Name
(Grey box=natural-colored fleece)

Fleece
Status

Breed

Fleece Description

2008 Photo
(loads
fast)

2008 Weight

Ashley

'09 FLEECE SOLD, LK
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'10 FLEECE RESERVED, GL

Romney-Suffolk ewe

Soft, delicate shades of pale grey to medium and medium dark grey with oatmeal tips. Medium crimp, distinctive lock structure, extremely lustrous and incredibly soft. A wonderful one! Mmm!

photo

6.5#

Bruno

'09 FLEECE SOLD, RR
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'10 FLEECE RESERVED, JT

Romney ram

A new Romney ram that I purchased for his finer fleece and unusual color (he's a brother to the ewe Sweetie below). Bruno's fleece is a bit more widely variegated than his sister, with an unusual hint of taupe grey and a very subtle mauve cast over it (vs my normal slightly blue/lavender/grey). A moderately fine crimped, soft fleece with oatmeal tips, low luster, and beautiful!

photo

6.5#

Charlotte

'09 FLEECE SOLD, KM
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'10 FLEECE RESERVED, DW

Romney ewe

This fleece is moderately variegated in delicate shades of pale to medium grey. Lustrous, medium crimp, distinct lock structure, fairly long staple, very soft. A wonderful fleece, mmm.

photo

6.5#

Delores

'09 FLEECE SOLD, SK
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'10 FLEECE RESERVED, MH

Romney-Montadale-Suffolk ewe

This widely variegated fleece has an interesting hint of color - its soft pale grey to medium dark grey carries a very slight lavender cast to it. Nice! Tips range from frosted oatmeal to medium brown. Very soft fleece, fine to medium crimp, low luster. I love this one!

photo

6.5#

Donna

'09 FLEECE SOLD, JT
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'10 FLEECE RESERVED, MH
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'11 FLEECE RESERVED, JT

Romney ewe

Another widely variegated fleece, this one is about 10% very dark grey and equal parts oatmeal, soft pale grey and medium grey, with dark fibers throughout. Fine to medium crimp, very lustrous and long staple. A very nice fleece!

photo

10#

Dottie

'09 FLEECE SOLD, LK
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'10 FLEECE RESERVED, JG
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'11 FLEECE RESERVED, CR

Romney-Montadale ewe

This pretty fleece is also widely variegated. Mmm soft pale, pale grey, creamy oatmeal and a touch of medium dark grey. Fine to medium crimp and very lustrous. This will make an interesting heathered light yarn. Really soft, such a pretty fleece!

photo

7.75#

Elizabeth

'09 FLEECE SOLD, MA
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'10 FLEECE RESERVED, LK
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'11 FLEECE RESERVED, LK

Romney-Montadale ewe

Another mmm fleece! Daughter of Dottie. About 80% super pale grey, 20% pale to medium grey, with soft oatmeal tips. Fine to medium crimp, distinct locks, feels wonderful. Moderately lustrous. Nice!

photo

8#

Francine

'09 FLEECE SOLD LB
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'10 FLEECE RESERVED, SH
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'11 FLEECE RESERVED, SH

Romney-Suffolk-Columbia ewe

Variegated soft pale grey to dark grey with some oatmeal and darker tips, and shiny silver fibers throughout. Super soft, medium crimp, lustrous, great handle. A beautiful fleece!

photo

8.75#

Georgia

'09 FLEECE SOLD, CS, LS
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'10 FLEECE RESERVED, IM

Romney
ewe

Medium grey to dark grey, with silver fibers throughout and oatmeal tips. Medium to loose crimp. Moderately lustrous, extremely silky with wonderful handle. I've always loved this special fleece, and so has everyone who's bought it.

photo

10.75#

Ginger

'09 FLEECE SOLD, DW
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ONE-HALF '10 FLEECE SOLD, LS
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ONE-HALF '10 FLEECE SOLD, SM

Romney ewe

Daughter of Georgia. Medium dark grey with silver fibers. Medium crimp, lustrous, great handle. Like her mom's, a wonderful fleece!

photo

8.5#

Helen

'09 FLEECE SOLD, SH
-----
'10 FLEECE RESERVED, RRS

Romney ewe

Daughter of Ginger. This is a classic of what one friend calls my "grizzly bear cub fleeces." It's widely variegated very dark grey in front to soft pale grey across the back and medium grey across the sides, with frosted tips, medium crimp, very consistent staple. This fleece is soft with a great handle.

photo

9.75#

Isabelle

'09 FLEECE SOLD, GL
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'10 FLEECE RESERVED, JP
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'11 FLEECE RESERVED, JP

Romney-Montadale ewe

This is a really pretty fleece. Very slightly variegated, about 10% pale to medium grey with the rest very pale grey to nearly white with some dark fibers throughout. This year it's loosened up a bit to be a fine to medium crimp. It's still soft, springy, with low luster and shorter staple. Still one of my faves - wow!

'07 photo

6#

Lightning

'09 FLEECE AVAILABLE AS ROVING
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'10 FLEECE RESERVED, GL
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'11 FLEECE RESERVED, MM

Romney, Suffolk, Columbia ram

Son of Linda, Lightning's fleece is very dark, nearly black with a subtle hint of dark brown/mahogany highlights, and medium brown tips. Shiny silver fibers throughout. Low luster, springy to the hand like his mom.

photo

7.5#

Linda

ONE-HALF '10 FLEECE AVAILABLE

'09 FLEECE AVAILBLE AS ROVING
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ONE-HALF '10 FLEECE RESERVED, DS
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ONE-HALF '11 FLEECE RESERVED, DS

Romney, Suffolk, Columbia ewe

Very sightly variegated, medium to dark grey with oatmeal tips, moderately lustrous. Nice, fine crimp, very soft fleece. Springiness that comes from her Suffolk/Columbia background. This fleece just gets nicer every year! I love it!

photo

7.25#

Louise

'09 FLEECE SOLD, FR, WP
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'10 FLEECE RESERVED, TS

Romney-Montadale-Suffolk ewe

Beautiful oatmeal, soft pale grey, to medium grey. Fine to medium crimp, very lustrous, super soft with the same bit of downiness as her sister. Long staple. Very nice fleece. Again one of my favorites. Very subtle hint of mauve/lavender in this special fleece.

photo

8#

Maxine

'10 FLEECE AVAILABLE

'09 FLEECE AVAILABLE AS ROVING

----- ONE-HALF '11 FLEECE RESERVED, DS

Romney
ewe

Variegated soft pale grey to medium grey. Medium to loose crimp, long staple, lustrous, with a great handle. Another wonderful fleece!

'07 photo

7.5#

Molly

'09 FLEECE SOLD, LK
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'10 FLEECE RESERVED, JG
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'11 FLEECE RESERVED, LK
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'12 FLEECE RESERVED, JT

Romney-Montadale-Suffolk ewe.

You can tell this one is super soft just by looking at it. Really pretty, slightly variegated from oatmeal to pale grey this year. Gorgeous, another favorite of mine!

'07 photo

7#

Natalie

'09 FLEECE AVAILABLE AS ROVING -----
'10 FLEECE RESERVED, SM

Romney-Montadale-Suffolk ewe

Variegated pale to medium grey fleece with contrasting silver fibers throughout. Loose crimp, a bit springy, moderate luster, very soft. A wonderful fleece that practically spins itself!

photo

5#

Pauline

'09 FLEECE SOLD,HJ, CS
-----
'10 FLEECE RESERVED, JT

Romney ewe

Daughter of beautiful white Cameo. Another wonderfully soft fleece with a great handle. Variegated, medium dark to soft pale grey with dark fibers. Medium crimp, fabulous hand. Mmm - my favorite lamb fleece last year and one of my faves this year!

photo

6.5#

Sabrina

'10 FLEECE AVAILABLE

'09 FLEECE SOLD, TS

Romney-Montadale-Suffolk ewe

Pale to mostly medium grey with shiny silver fibers throughout. A classic Romney-style fleece, with medium to loose crimp, lustrous, very soft and beautiful!

photo

6.75#

Shirley

'09 FLEECE SOLD, LC
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'10 FLEECE RESERVED, LK
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'11 FLEECE RESERVED, LK

Romney-Montadale-Suffolk ewe

Super soft and on the finer side. Yummy! Moderately variegated ranging from medium grey to soft pale grey/oatmeal, almost white, with some dark fibers throughout. A very sweet fleece with a great hand. Gorgeous!

photo

6.5#

Sophia

'09 FLEECE SOLD, SH
-----
'10 FLEECE RESERVED, AV

Romney ewe

Daughter of white Colette. Another mmm fleece. Medium grey with silver fibers to delicate pale grey with occasional dark fibers. Long staple, moderate luster, super soft, very alive! On my fave list again this year.

photo

9.5#

Sweetie


'09 FLEECE SOLD, LK
-----
'10 FLEECE RESERVED, DS

Romney ewe

A Romney ewe that I purchased a few years ago for her beautiful fleece. (She's a sister to the Romney ram above Bruno.) Sweetie's fleece has an unusual, very subtle mauve cast over a taupe grey (vs my normal slightly blue/lavender/grey). Variegated tones. It's super soft, lustrous, medium crimp, and the tips are a lovely caramel color. Mmm.

photo

8.5#

MY BEST WHITE ADULT FLEECES ($18/lb)

Sheep
Name
(White box=white fleece)

Fleece
Status

Breed

Fleece Description

2008
Photo
(loads
fast)

2008 Weight

Amy

'09 FLEECE SOLD, JP
-----
'10 FLEECE RESERVED, LM

Romney-Suffolk ewe

Gorgeous! Soft, lustrous, long staple, medium crimp. Not a great pic, but this was one of my fave white lamb fleeces last year and is one of my fave adult fleeces this year!

photo

6.25#

Annie

ONE-HALF '09 FLEECE SOLD, FR
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ONE-HALF '09 FLEECE SOLD, ES

Romney-Suffolk ewe

A beautiful fleece - medium crimp, very lustrous, soft and a great hand! Last year for this fleece.

'07 photo

6.75#

Barbara

1/2 '10 FLEECE AVAILABLE

'09 FLEECE SOLD, IM
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ONE-HALF '10 FLEECE RESERVED, DS
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ONE-HALF '11 FLEECE RESERVED, DS

Romney ewe

Daughter of Peggy Sue. Like mom, very lustrous and soft, fine to medium crimp, extra long staple. This is a wonderful fleece!

photo

8.5#

Cameo

'09 FLEECE SOLD, HJ, CL
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'10 FLEECE RESERVED, TS

Romney
ewe

Classic Romney fleece style. Distinct lock structure, wonderful luster, very silky and soft. Great handle. Medium to looser crimp. Always a beautiful mmm fleece!

photo

7.5#

Clara

'09 FLEECE SOLD, MFM
-----
'10 FLEECE RESERVED, LM

Romney ewe

Daughter of Cameo. Her fleece is much like mom's - super lustrous, medium to loose crimp, nice hand. A very pretty fleece!

photo

6.75

Colette

'09 FLEECE SOLD, KO
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'10 FLEECE RESERVED, JT

Romney ewe

Another daughter of Cameo. Medium crimp, extra long distinct locks. Very lustrous with incredible handle. Always a beautiful fleece!

photo

6.25#

Jack

'09 FLEECE SOLD, SH
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'10 FLEECE RESERVED, JB
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'11 FLEECE RESERVED, JT

Romney ram

Jack is a Romney ram out of Gina and Andy. His fleece is much like dad's - super lustrous, distinct lock structure, long staple. Nice!

photo

4.25#

Nora

'09 FLEECE SOLD, HJ
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'10 FLEECE RESERVED, MB
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'11 FLEECE RESERVED, CR

Romney-
Montadale-
Suffolk
ewe

A beautiful fleece. Extra long and lustrous locks. Very loose crimp, great handle, very soft, super lustrous. A fabulous fleece overall. I've always loved this fleece!

photo

8.25#

Norma

'09 FLEECE SOLD, LB
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'10 FLEECE RESERVED, LB

Romney-Montadale-Suffolk ewe

Daughter of Nadine. Very pretty fleece, medium crimp, soft and lustrous, great handle.

photo

8.75#

Peggy Sue

'10 FLEECE AVAILABLE

'09 FLEECE SOLD, RR

Romney
ewe

Another classic Romney style fleece. Crisp white, medium crimp, very distinct locks, very soft and very lustrous fleece. Full of life, and always a sweet fleece.

photo

6.75#

MY BEST LAMB/FIRST YEAR FLEECES -- ($18/lb)
SORRY, SOLD OUT

Sheep
Name
(Grey box=natural-colored fleece)

Fleece
Status

Breed

Fleece Description

2008
Photo
(Loads
fast)

2008 Weight

Diane

'09 FLEECE SOLD, CS
-----
'10 FLEECE RESERVED, DD

Romney ewe

Daughter of Peggy Sue. This is a beautiful fleece - very consistent fine to medium crimp, lustrous, very soft,, mmm handle. Really Nice!

photo

3.75#

BARGAIN FLEECES - ($15/lb)These are all beautiful, sound, healthy fleeces that normally sell in My Best Fleeces category. But, for one reason or another, they just didn't measure up to My Best Fleeces standards this year. Check them out and save some money!
SORRY, NONE AVAILABLE

Sheep
Name
(Grey box=natural-colored fleece)

Fleece
Status

Breed

Fleece Description

2008
Photo
(Loads
fast)

2008 Weight

 

 
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