The show: explaining shearing shoes to the crowdFront to rear: Oxford Down, Jacob, MuleBlack Blue Faced Leicester (BFL)My handsome Kerry Hill, a Polwarth X Lonk called "Face", Dorset Horn (lying down)Shearing FaceNearly finished - the "long blows" up the length of the sheepFace, shorn, and his sisterSpinning with the Mid Herts GuildSupported Long DrawSo many fleeces, so little time..."You'll never get her on a halter", the Kerry Hill's seller told me. Ha!
Thigh spinning - it's not just for indigenous people, you knowBeat that!Curious Gotland sheep waiting to be shearedThere's a sheep in here somewhereShearing Winston, my WensleydaleFeltercize with SheerSheepSkeins by Maggie Stearn (grey), SheerSheep (Wensleydale, Polwarth), and dyed top by FleeceStalker.
Teeswater, Shetland, Shetland X LeicesterPolwarth, Wensleydale whispering to North Country CheviotBlack Wensleydale, "Kitty", an enormous Charolais (just seen, right)Invisible Sheepdog, Wiltshire Horn, TeeswaterShetland, Portland (tan face, horned), Charolais, Norfolk Horn (black face, horned), Charolais, Lonk XSuffolk (behind, left), Charolais, Portland, Norfolk HornThe lurking predator"Face", a Polwarth x Lonk wether, Charolais X Mule"Face", CharolaisCharolais, Lincoln (behind left)Torddu, TeeswaterTeeswaterHebrideanNorth Country Mule, HebrideanSouthdown, PortlandNorfolk Horn with lambPortland, North Country Cheviot"Face", Portland, Norfolk Horn with lamb, PolwarthCorriedale, Gulmoget Shetland, Norfolk Horn with lamb, WensleydaleCorriedale, bred for fine fleeceTwo of my lovely dogs, Me with Corriedale, Wiltshire hornDevon & Cornwall LongwoolCharolais with lambDevon & Cornwall Longwool3/4 Oxford, 1/4 CharolaisThe middle of the flock: Polwarths (left), Shetlands (centre)Polwarths (left), Shetlands (centre)Polwarth (left), Lonk X (front centre), Romney, Black Wensleydale in front of Black BFLShetland, Polwarths, Shetland X LeicesterCharolais X Suffolk, Charolais (behind)The (Semi) Automatic Sheep Retreival System ™ having funtop^
