Icelandic Sheep and Pygora Goat roving

Selected Kid Pygora and Border Leicester Rovings on Sale -

Sale ends February 29th, 2012

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Icelandic Roving - 4 oz minimum order

Icelandic Roving consist mostly of Thel (very soft undercoat) with some Tog - (medium weight outer coat) unlike most commercially available Icelandic roving which are mostly tog (pretty coarse hand). We skirt off the britch and belly wool and parts of the fleece that have lots of hay/vm - keeping softness in mind for the final result in our roving. Icelandic roving is a good one for beginning spinners as it drafts more easily than super fine fleeces or Top. No chemical processing is used on our roving, only natural products. Roving from Icelandic Sheep is one of the best for felting - excellent for all felter's projects. Roving is what felters use for felting wool.

Wonderful for spinning, felting or craft projects!

Icelandic Roving $2.50 an ounce -

price does not include shipping -

Icelandic Roving available- We have newly processed white roving in stock right now, more roving coming soon-

	Bright White - $2.50 per ounce Excellent to Dye as well-
	Moorit Roving - SOLD OUT more coming soon -
	Light Brown with Grey heathery SOLD OUT lovely softness and loft
	Pale Grey with dark Grey sprinkles soft and thel rich SOLD OUT
Icelandic Lamb Rovings
	Black-Gray Lamb roving- jet black sprinkles throughout pale grey silver - very soft and striking SOLD OUT

We now have Pygora rovings in!!
2 ounces are enough for a project, a little goes a long way-use any pattern that calls for cashmere. We aquired 3 Pygora goat wethers for thistle control and they provide us with some exquisite luxury fiber. Commercially dehaired -

The following articles explain the connection between the millions of cashmere goats in Asia the desertification occuring where the goats are grazing.

http://www.dianaswednesday.com/2006/12/cashmere-desertification-goats-and-dust-storms/

http://factsanddetails.com/china.php?itemid=389&catid=10&subcatid=66

We rotate our pastures and provide plenty of hay for our animals during the dry months of the summer and winter when forage is low. We have also invested in our pastures by improving the quality of forages/grasses that benefit our animals the most.

By purchasing locally grown fiber you help support American farmers-

Many Pygora rovings are blended with less expensive wool - our Pygora rovings are 100% - soft as a cloud and more -

	Kid Pygora bright white 100% Pygora roving- $14 ounce from Snowball On Sale $12 per ounce (softer than kid mohair with a cashmere element) The first shearing- very rare and special - this feels like silk with a beautiful luster and oh so soft... bright white
	Kid roving 100% Pygora Roving pale gray - $14 ounce from Grayjay On Sale $12 per ounce A natural combination of kid mohair and cashmere - The first shearing- very rare and special, super soft
	100% Pygora Roving buff/gray - $12 ounce from Carmello More cashmere with a hint of kid mohair - soft as a cloud, heavenly and sublime!

Border Leicester Roving - on Sale reg price $2.00 an ounce Now on Sale for $1.50 ounce - This is a very strong roving, creamy white. Great for a beginner who is learning to spin - Would make terrific yarn for rugs and can also be dyed

To order roving, contact us at Annie@Dolcefarm.com

PO Box 695
Newberg, OR 97132

503-537-9210

For Icelandic/Pygora roving or fleece samples, send a SASE

We now have a Pay-Pal account and also accept US and Canadian Postal Service money orders, personal checks and cash.

DOLCE FARM ICELANDIC SHEEP PELTS -SOLD OUT New batch arriving soon- contact us for more information. Future pelts will be listed on the new Pelt page

Icelandic Lamb pelts, Shearling and Adult Sheep Pelts - All pelts tanned to be washable.

All of our Icelandic sheep pelts are professionally tanned to be washable. Some pelts occasionally have a small dime or nickel size hole which does not affect the the strength of the pelt. Price does not include postage - when we calculate postage we will also include insurance and delivery confirmation. Width is measured at widest part of pelt (including fleece), length from top of neck to the bottom (including fleece). Icelandic pelts are great for chair or couch cushions, rugs, wall hanging, meditation rugs, leather/fleece/fly tying/craft projects, birthday or wedding presents, a most comforting gift.

Unlike commercially available sheep pelts - sheepskins, our Icelandic Pelts are tanned to be washable and do not need to be dry cleaned- the tannery suggests the following instructions for washing pelts -1- Rinse with cool water. 2- Wash with Woolite® in warm water on gentle cycle for 3 minutes. 3- Rinse in warm water (twice). Allow to go through spin cycles. Air dry, then brush if needed. 4- Dry in dryer set at 120° - or- air dry then put in dryer to fluff (with no heat). As the pelt dries, it may need some stretching. All Icelandic pelts - sheepskins are from our own Oregon Icelandic sheep flock and tanned professionally in the USA.

	Icelandic Lamb Pelt -NEW Moorit Mouflon 54" long 31" wide fleece length 3-5" $155 SOLD
	Icelandic Lamb Pelt -NEW Moorit Badger Pattern shades of white, cream and pewter with dark brown edges 39" long 27" wide $135 fleece length 1.5"-3" long
	Suffolk Lamb Pelt _ NEW Cream color, thick and soft, 49" long 28" wide fleece length 2-2.5" $145
	Lamb Pelt #4 47" long 26" wide Bright white with luster Fleece length 3-8" SOLD
	Lamb Pelt #5 49" long 26" wide SOLD cream with carmel and dark brown on the sides very soft Fleece length 3-7"
	Moorit Lamb 49" long 33" wide fleece length 4"-7" SOLD

The following pelts are an example of other patterns and colors
Icelandic Lamb Pelt Creamy white with Moorit Fleece on sides and feathering on the bottom. Very soft and beautiful! Fleece length 4 -7" SOLD
Icelandic Lamb Pelt Black edges and bottom, white fleece with a gray undercoat. Soft with luster. Fleece length 3 - 8" SOLD

Icelandic Shearling Pelt Deep black with some silvering - white fleece on sides fleece length 1"-4" SOLD

Icelandic Pelt Really unusual colors of reddish brown and cream Beautiful! This pelt has a luster. fleece length 1 1/2" - 3" SOLD
Icelandic Pelt Lots of silvering with black, white on the sides and bottom edges. Not as thick fleece wise, would make a good rug or could be used for crafts. Fleece length 1"-4" long SOLD

Hand Spun Icelandic Yarns - click on handspun to view

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Dolce Farm and Orchards

PO Box 695

Newberg, Oregon 97132

503-537 9210

Pay-Pal, US or Canadian Postal Money Orders accepted, also checks or cash

Current as of 1/21/12