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! 2012 SHEARING WAS MARCH 3. MOST 2012 FLEECES WERE RESERVED IN ADVANCE & HAVE BEEN SHIPPED AVAILABLE 2012 FLEECES: NATURAL-COLORED Dottie WHITE Rachael PLUS: A few of the 2012 NC & White lamb fleeces are still available. Write for details. Scroll down to view detailed descriptions and closeup photos of all of SkyLines Farm's natural-colored and white fleeces, all grown exclusively for your spinning pleasure. To help you make your choices, each fleece photo will open in a separate browser window and will remain open on your desktop until you close it. Enjoy! Get info on reserving a fleece Get on our email list for advance notice when fleeces or roving are available Read what other spinners are saying about SkyLines wool

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! $20/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. $20/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 strongly recommend these fleeces be sent to a fiber mill for processing. $17/lb.
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 OUR NEXT SHEARING (EARLY MARCH EACH YEAR), drop me a note to confirm availability and request your reservation. A $25 per fleece non-refundable deposit is required in order to reserve a fleece. See Reserving SkyLines Fleeces for more details on reserving fleeces. WHOLE OR HALF FLEECES ARE AVAILABLE. PAY FOR YOUR PURCHASE online with secure, easy-to-use PayPal, or mail me a personal check or money order. MONEY BACK GUARANTEE.

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. '12 Fleece Reserved: The fleece from our next shearing, spring 2012, is reserved. (See Reserving Fleeces for details.) The initials are those of the buyer.

MY BEST NATURAL-COLORED ADULT FLEECES ($20/lb )
Sheep Name (Grey box=natural-colored fleece)	Fleece Status	Breed	Fleece Description	Photo	Weight
Beth	'12 FLEECE RESERVED, MH	Romney-touch of Suffolk, Columbia, Montadale-ewe	Daughter of beautiful very dark ram Lightning, Beth's fleece is much like her dad's. Very dark grey/nearly black with subtle hints of dark brown/mahogony tones throughout. Very light brown tips. Her fleece is more lustrous than dad's, with a uniform fine to medium crimp throughout. Quite springy to the hand, and very soft too. This is a nice fleece!	photo	9.25#
Bruno	'12 FLEECE RESERVED, MH	Romney ram	A Romney ram that I purchased for his finer fleece and the unusual tone to his fleece color. Bruno's fleece is slightly variegated light to medium grey, with an unusual hint of taupe/caramel and a very subtle mauve cast overall (vs my more typical slightly blue/lavender tone). This is a moderately fine crimped, soft fleece with oatmeal tips and fairly low luster. It's beautiful!	photo	8#
Charlotte	'12 FLEECE SOLD, SG	Romney ewe	This fleece is moderately variegated in delicate shades of pale to dark grey. Lustrous, medium crimp, distinct lock structure, very soft. A wonderful fleece, mmm.	photo	7.5#
Donna	'12 FLEECE RESERVED, MZ	Romney ewe	A 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	8.5#
Dottie 2012 FLEECE AVAILABLE		Romney-Montadale ewe	This pretty fleece is lightly variegated. Mmm soft pale, pale grey, creamy oatmeal and just a touch of medium dark grey. Medium to loose crimp and very lustrous. This fleece will make an interesting heathered light yarn. Really soft, such a pretty fleece, and mmm handle!	photo	8.5#
Elizabeth	'12 FLEECE RESERVED, JT ---- '13 FLEECE RESERVED, JT ----- '14 FLEECE RESERVED, JT	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	7.5#
Ginger	'12 FLEECE RESERVED, MA	Romney ewe	Medium dark grey with silver fibers running throughout. Medium crimp, lustrous, great handle. Mmm, a wonderful fleece!	photo	7.5#
Isabelle	'12 FLEECE RESERVED, SS	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. It's a fine to medium crimp, very soft and springy, with low luster and a shorter staple. Still one of my faves - wow!	'07 photo	5.5#
Lightning	ONE-HALF '12 FLEECE RESERVED, DW ----- ONE-HALF '12 FLEECE RESERVED, LH	Romney, touch of 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. Low luster with shiny silver fibers throughout. Springy to the hand like his mom, and a Big Fleece!	photo	10#
Linda	'09 FLEECE AVAILBLE AS ROVING ----- '12 FLEECE RESERVED, DS	Romney-touch of 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	6.5#
Molly	'12 FLEECE RESERVED, JT ----- '13 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 fleece is just gorgeous, always loved by spinners, and a favorite of mine too!	'07 photo	7#
Paula	'12 FLEECE RESERVED, RG	Romney ewe	Daughter of beautiful Pauline, this girl is very pretty, much like her mom. Her fleece is fairly evenly divided in color, ranging from shades of medium dark grey to soft pale grey that's nearly white. Lustrous, fine to medium crimp, and very soft. Great handle, just gorgeous! (The spinner who purchased her 2011 fleece called it "glorious!")	photo	9#
Pauline	'12 FLEECE RESERVED, MH	Romney ewe	Mother of beautiful Paula. Another wonderfully soft fleece with a great handle. Variegated, medium dark to soft pale grey with dark fibers. Medium crimp, fabulous hand. Mmm this girl has been on my fave list since she was a lamb in '07!	photo	8.75#
Shirley	'12 FLEECE RESERVED, JT ----- '13 FLEECE RESERVED, JT ----- '14 FLEECE RESERVED, JT	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. Beautiful!	photo	8#
Sophia	'12 FLEECE RESERVED, KK	Romney ewe	Another mmm fleece. Medium grey with silver fibers to delicate pale grey with occasional dark fibers. Long staple, moderate luster, super soft, very alive! Always on my fave list.	photo	7.5#
Violet	'12 FLEECE SOLD, KC	Romney-Montadale ewe	This fleece is nicely variegated with a good balance of soft pale and medium grey. Super lustrous with a wonderful handle. Just beautiful and on my fave list again this year too.	photo	8.5#

MY BEST WHITE ADULT FLEECES ($20/lb)
Sheep Name (White box=white fleece)	Fleece Status	Breed	Fleece Description	Photo	Weight
Barbara	'12 FLEECE RESERVED, MH	Romney ewe	This fleece is one of my favorite white ones. It's always very lustrous and soft, fine to medium crimp, long staple. Just beautiful!	photo	7#
Bonnie	'12 FLEECE RESERVED, RG	Romney ewe	Daughter of Barbara. This fleece is gorgeous just like mom. Soft and lustrous. Fine to medium crimp. Very pretty.	photo	8.25#
Clara	'12 FLEECE SOLD, KC	Romney ewe	This wonderful fleece is super lustrous, medium to loose crimp, nice hand. A very pretty fleece!	photo	8.75#
Diane	'12 FLEECE RESERVED, JH	Romney ewe	Another classic Romney style fleece. This is a beautiful fleece - very consistent fine to medium to loose crimp, lustrous, very soft, mmm handle. Really nice!	photo	7.25#
Jack	'12 FLEECE RESERVED, MH	Romney ram	Jack is a Romney ram of my own breeding that I use every year as a herd sire. His heavy, gorgeous fleece is classic Romney - super lustrous, with distinct lock structure and a long staple. Beautiful fleece!	photo	9#
Lana Turner	'12 FLEECE RESERVED, LB	Romney-Montadale ewe	Lana's fleece is a beautiful one. Long, distinct locks, moderately lustrous, very soft with a medium crimp. The tiny bit of Montadale gives a nice spring to her crimp. A strong, pretty fleece and lots of it!	photo	9#
Nikki	'12 FLEECE RESERVED, DS	Romney-Montadale-touch of Suffolk ewe	Daughter of Natalie. Moderately lustrous, with a fine to medium crimp and just a bit of springiness too. Very soft. A nice fleece!	photo	8#
Nora	'12 FLEECE RESERVED, ML	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	7#
Penny	'12 FLEECE RESERVED, MA	Romney ewe	Very pretty, very lustrous fleece, fine crimp, with distinct locks. Wonderful one!	photo	9#
Princess	'12 FLEECE SOLD, SD ----- '13 FLEECE RESERVED, RG	Romney ewe	Very long staple, super lustrous, distinct lock structure. Another mmmm fleece!	photo	9#
Rachael 2012 FLEECE AVAILABLE	'13 FLEECE RESERVED, RG	Romney-Montadale-touch of Suffolk ewe	Very soft and silky fleece, medium to loose crimp, super lustrous. This fleece is gorgeous!	photo	8#

MY BEST LAMB/FIRST YEAR FLEECES -- ($20/lb) NOTE: The fleeces pictured below are 2011 lamb fleeces, and will be available again in March 2012 as adult fleeces. FOR MY MARCH 2012 SHEARING I'll have 16 beautiful new lamb fleeces available. Lamb fleeces always go fast, and most are reserved well before shearing day. Write for more details on reserving 2012 lamb fleeces.
Sheep Name (Grey box=natural-colored fleece)	Fleece Status	Breed	Fleece Description	Photo	Weight
Carmen	'12 FLEECE RESERVED, MB	Romney-touch of Suffolk-Columbia ewe	Carmen's fleece is very dark grey/looks black, with shiny silver fibers throughout. It's quite low luster, 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 a strong, interesting, beautiful fleece!	photo	6#
Cookie	'12 FLEECE RESERVED, JG ----- ONE-HALF '13 FLEECE RESERVED, JG ----- ONE-HALF '13 FLEECE RESERVED, LK	Romney-touch of Suffolk wether	This fleece is cool and unusual for my flock. It's basically spotted - widely variegated very dark grey/black, to medium grey, with large and small spots of pure white fibers. Cookie's lamb fleece is very fine, quite lustrous, and I just loved it. The spinner who bought it this year loves it too!	photo	5.25#
Cora	'12 FLEECE RESERVED, LK	Romney ewe	Extremely soft and silky fleece, super lustrous, long, with a looser crimp. Cora's white fleece just feels wonderful to the hand!	photo	5#
Darlene	'12 FLEECE RESERVED, KK	Romney-Montadale ewe	Daughter of beautiful soft pale grey Dottie, Darlene's fleece is widely variegated with equal amounts of her mom's 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. Great handle - mmm-nice!	photo	6.25#
Gracie	'12 FLEECE RESERVED, JG	Romney ewe	Gracie's fleece is another widely variegated one, with soft, dusky, muted tones ranging from soft pale grey to very dark grey. Wonderful handle, very soft and lustrous. A gorgeous fleece!	photo	4.25#
Mary	'12 FLEECE RESERVED, MH	Romney-Montadale ewe	Daughter of white Nora, Mary's fleece is extremely dark grey/looks black, with silver fibers throughout and some dark brown tips. Very low luster, nearly opaque, it seems to absorb the light. Mary's crimp is quite loose, with an extra long 5"+ staple. A nice fleece!	photo	5.75#
Nancy	'12 FLEECE RESERVED, SG	Romney-Montadale-touch of Suffolk ewe	Nancy's fleece is widely variegated from soft pale grey with blonde tips to medium dark charcoal grey. It's moderately lustrous and very soft. Long staple length, fine to medium crimp, this fleece has a great feel to it. Mmmm!	photo	5.25#
Patsy	'12 FLEECE RESERVED, LH	Romney ewe	This is another classic Romney-style white lamb fleece. It has an extra-long staple, very distinct locks, is super lustrous, with a really soft and silky hand. A wonderful fleece!	photo	6.75#

BARGAIN FLEECES - ($17/lb) These are all beautiful, sound, healthy fleeces that normally sell in My Best Fleeces category. But for one reason or another they didn't measure up to My Best Fleeces standards this year (usually simply because they have more VM or dirt than I like). Check these fleeces out and save some money!
Sheep Name (Grey box=natural-colored fleece)	Fleece Status	Breed	Fleece Description	Photo	Weight

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