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WELCOME
SPINNERS!
SINCE 1992 every Romney & Romney-cross 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! Scroll down for fleece photos & descriptions.
Read
what other spinners have been saying about SkyLines wool since 1992
UPDATE . . .
I've retired from sheep!
(not retired from farming, just retired from sheep:)
But the SkyLines
tradition continues!
In fall 2013 the "best of the best" SkyLines
breeding ewes and lambs were purchased by a wonderful family
of shepherds who share my deep love for animals & sustainable agriculture AND my passion for producing exquisite wool fibers!
Stan & Jean Hayes and Eileen Napier of Ramstead Ranch have been studying my approach to sustainable sheep management for years, as they've developed
their beautiful 120-acre grass-based ranch in northeast Washington state.
Same great fleece quality
I worked with the Ramstead team for several years after the sheep purchase to help them make a successful
transition. I was at the ranch
on shearing day 2014 and 2015 to personally evaluate every fleece and make sure it reflected the high quality and amazing
cleanliness that spinners across the country have come to expect
from SkyLines Farm fleeces. The Ramstead Ranch fleeces were just as superb as all 21 years of SkyLines Farm fleeces!
Viewing fleeces
Since 1992 the SkyLines flock has produced as many as 100 premium fleeces each year - all sold directly from this website to discriminating handspinners
across the country. The fleeces below are a tiny sampling of fleeces from the happy, healthy SkyLines sheep that were purchased by Ramstead Ranch.
To view all of the Ramstead Ranch fleeces, visit them at Ramstead Ranch.
>> For years, SkyLines Farm gorgeous natural-colored and white fleeces have been reserved in advance and sold out every year...so reserve yours soon from Ramstead Ranch and be sure you get your
favorites to play with!
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Sampling of
SkyLines Natural-Colored & White Fleeces
Here's just a tiny sampling of the many many
hundreds of gorgeous fleeces produced by SkyLines sheep
over the years since 1992. 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!
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NATURAL-COLORED ADULT FLEECES
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Sheep
Name
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Breed
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Fleece
Description
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Photo
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Weight
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Carmen
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Romney-touch of Suffolk-Columbia ewe
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Carmen's fleece is very dark
grey/looks nearly black, with shiny silver fibers throughout. It's moderately lustrous, and so dark it seems to absorb the light. Medium crimp, with contrasting
very light brown tips. Super soft and a bit springy, this is an interesting, beautiful fleece!
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photo
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10.5#
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Darlene
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Romney-Montadale ewe
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Darlene's fleece is widely variegated
with fairly equal amounts of soft pale grey plus medium and dark grey. With moderate luster and a bit of spring from her Montadale background
this is a super soft, nice fleece. Finer to medium crimp, great handle - mmm-nice!
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photo
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7.5#
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Della
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Romney ewe
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This lovely fleece is widely variegated, about 80% oatmeal to pale soft grey, and about 20% medium dark grey.
Fine to medium crimp. Extremely soft, my favorite natural-colored fleece this year. Nice!
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photo
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8.25#
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Gracie
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Romney ewe
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Gracie's fleece is another widely variegated one, with soft, dusky, muted tones
ranging from soft pale grey to medium dark grey. Wonderful handle, very soft and lustrous. A gorgeous fleece!
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photo
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8#
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Ingrid
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Romney-Montadale ewe
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Slightly variegated, mostly very dark with silver fibers and about 15% medium to light grey. Soft, moderately lustrous, nice!
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photo
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7.25#
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Mimi
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Romney ewe
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Widely variegated, medium dark to very dark grey with shiny silver fibers plus about 15% soft pale grey. Mahogany tips. Moderately lustrous. This is a
beautifull
fleece that will spin up into a heathery yarn of great character.
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photo
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9.5#
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Nancy
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Romney-Montadale-touch of Suffolk ewe
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Nancy's fleece is slightly variegated from very soft
pale grey almost white to medium light charcoal grey. It's moderately lustrous and very soft. Fine to medium
crimp, this fleece has a wonderful feel to it. Silky, soft and smooth. Mmmm!
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photo
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7#
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Paula
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Romney ewe
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This girl is very pretty, a real mmm fleece. Her fleece is fairly evenly divided in color, ranging from
shades of medium grey to soft pale grey that's nearly white. Lustrous, medium crimp, and very soft. Great handle, just gorgeous!
(One spinner
who purchased her fleece called it "glorious" and I agree - again!")
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photo
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10#
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WHITE ADULT FLEECES
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Sheep
Name
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Breed
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Fleece
Description
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Photo
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Weight
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Bonnie
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Romney ewe
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This fleece is always gorgeous.
Soft and lustrous.
Medium crimp. Classic Romney with very distinct lock structure. Very pretty!
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photo
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8#
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Cora
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Romney ewe
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Extremely soft and silky fleece, super lustrous, long, with a looser crimp. Cora's white fleece just
feels wonderful to the hand!
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photo
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7#
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Diane
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Romney
ewe
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Another classic Romney
style fleece. This is a beautiful fleece - very consistent medium to loose
crimp, lustrous, soft, mmm handle.
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photo
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7.75#
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Dinah
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Romney ewe
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Daughter of Diane, Dinah's fleece is beautiful, classic Romney-style. Fine to medium crimp, very lustrous, nice handle!
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photo
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8.25#
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Gina
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Romney ewe
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Another wonderful classic Romney-style fleece - fine to medium crimp, very lustrous. Lovely hand, silky & nice!
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photo
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7.5#
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Giselle
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Romney ewe
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Another wonderful classic Romney style fleece. Fine to medium crimp, very lustrous.
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photo
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4.25#
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Melanie
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Romney ewe
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On the finer side, a wonderful fleece, looser crimp, lustrous and mmm soft!
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photo
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6.25#
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Nikki
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Romney-Montadale-touch of Suffolk ewe
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Moderately
lustrous, with a fine to medium crimp and just a bit of springiness too. Very soft. Always a nice fleece!
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photo
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8.75#
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Nissa
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Romney-Montadale ewe
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Daughter of Nikki, Nissa's fleece is also beautiful. Medium crimp, lustrous, very soft with a long staple, with a slight spring to it...
this is a sweet fleece and one of my faves this year!
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photo
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10.5#
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Patsy
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Romney ewe
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This is another classic Romney-style white fleece. It has a long staple, very distinct locks,
is super lustrous, with a really soft and silky hand. Medium to loose crimp. A wonderful fleece!
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photo
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7#
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Penny
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Romney
ewe
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Very pretty, very lustrous fleece, fine to medium crimp, with distinct locks. Classic Romney!
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photo
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9.5#
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Princess
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Romney
ewe
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Very long staple, super lustrous, distinct lock structure. Another mmmm fleece!
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photo
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7#
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>> Again, for 21 years SkyLines Farm gorgeous natural-colored and white fleeces have been reserved in advance and sold out every year...so reserve yours soon at
Ramstead Ranch and be sure you get your
favorites to play with!
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SkyLines
Farm 4551 Highway 6 Harvard, ID 83834
208.875.8747
Purebred Romney and Romney-Cross Sheep
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