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Shetland Lamb at Ascog Farm
Shetland Lamb at Ascog Farm

https://www.mbtn.net/?p=da2lycfh After a bit of growing, in their second year and beyond, the sheep are sorted for shearing…

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Sheep gathered in the pen for shearing at Ascog Farm
Sheep gathered in the pen for shearing at Ascog Farm

watch And we end up with fleeces…

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Typical Shetland fleece straight off the back of the sheep
Typical Shetland fleece straight off the back of the sheep

watch The fleeces get bagged up (into ‘woolsacks’ – ever seen a pub with that name?) and sent off to the mill…

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Clipping and bagging up in progress at Ascog Farm
Clipping and bagging up in progress at Ascog Farm

source From there the yarn is sent off to independent, traditional weavers – either our friends at the London Cloth Company or Scalpay Linen in the Outer Hebrides…

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click here Yarn can be woven into products such as blankets…

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Ascog Wool blankets
Ascog Wool blankets

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Ascog Wool herringbone cloth
Ascog Wool herringbone cloth

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Hebridean and Shetland woolly hat with sheep motif
Hebridean and Shetland woolly hat with sheep motif

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