The world of Icelandic Sheep

Icelandic Sheep Market Place

19 Feb 2012I still have some washed fleece left which I am now drumcarding into 7 inch batts for spinning or felting. Various colours. I am passing the fleece through my electric drumcarder 3 times (which is all I do when I am going to spin it) & the price per 100 grms will be £4.25 + p & p. (Usual price is £5, but these batts are also hand drumcarded several times)

The Wool

Rare breed of sheep from Iceland I maintain a balance of earth colours within the flock of icelandic sheep, with few white sheep, as I prefer to spin and crochet natural colours, rather than dye the wool. However I can never be certain what colour lambs nature will produce from any particular mating! It makes lambing time very exciting.

Icelandic sheep have an unusual double-coated fleece that I love to turn into lopi wool.

Living the Dream

There is nothing nicer than watching my icelandic sheep of many colours browsing in the fields against a backdrop of Welsh hills and valleys. Seeing their coats glint and glow in the sunlight is sheer magic.

Icelandic sheep in wales.

Field of the Dragon

"Cae’rddraig" is Welsh for "Field of the Dragon”, (It is pronounced K-EYE-ER-TH-R-EYE-G) and complements my little lion / dragon dogs (Shih Tzus).

The Sheep

Icelandic Sheep Flock in Wales I started breeding Icelandic Sheep in April 1986. My Flock lives 1000 ft up in the hilly uplands of North Wales.

The sheep remain outdoors all year round, taking the harsh winter weather in their stride. In the summer they use the shade of the trees and hedging as protection from the hot summer sun.

They are intelligent companions, as well as real characters.

I have both horned and polled (non-horned) ewes, but only horned rams at present.

I maintain the land and rear the icelandic sheep as organically as possible. I find that these primitive sheep live far better this way