Icelandic Rovings For Sale The rovings offered for sale here are from raw Icelandic Spring fleeces, that have been heavily skirted to remove belly wool and vegetative matter, thoroughly washed and then blended and carded into spinners roving by Blue Hills Fiber Mill in Bruce WI, by Carothers Country Fiber Mill in Minnesota City MN, or by English Gardens Fiber Mill in Caledonia MN. Sheep pictures are taken in the Fall when they are wearing their best coats. Icelandic wool contains two types of fiber: the thel or undercoat that is very fine with lots of crimp, and the tog that has a longer staple (3-6" in the Spring), is less fine, and has lots of natural curl. The thel and tog have been combined in these rovings. If you wish to purchase some of these quality rovings, please order on-line via PayPal, or call or email us. Shipping charges within the United States will be added to your purchase price. For shipping outside the United States please email us for an estimate, or purchase the fleeces on Paypal and we will bill you for the shipping before we send the order. PayPal, Credit Cards (via paypal), or Personal Checks are accepted as payment. These rovings are priced according to the weights after processing; the shipped weight may be 5-6% less due to moisture loss. Click on pictures to open close-up photos of individual rovings (or sheep) in a new window. Hold down the "Ctrl" key while clicking to open a picture in a new tab.

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Fiber Resource	Book For Sale	Fiber Resource	Book For Sale
"Anyone Can Be A Wool   Spinner"   by Tonya Holmes Shook Click image for back cover	"Anyone Can Be A Wool      Spinner"  ISBN 978-1448617081 A useful book for the beginning spinner. Discussions of scouring and drying fleece, picking carding and blending wool, spinning plying and blocking yarn, and an interesting pictorial chapter on fiber from different breeds of sheep.  $22	"THE ICELANDIC FLEECE  A Fibre for All Reasons"   by Elizabeth Abbott Click image for more info	"THE ICELANDIC FLEECE     A Fibre for All Reasons"  ISBN 0-9688761-0-2 A classic work by Elizabeth Abbott, first published in 2001 and reprinted in 2010. We have a limited number of copies available to our fiber customers. For fiber purchases over $100, we will refund $20 of the book purchase price.  $40

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Sheep ID and Photo	Roving For Sale	Sheep ID and Photo	Roving For Sale
SSW-098U "Asa" Leifur Bambi genetics Click image for large photo Solid Black Ewe	R-872  Roving from SSW-098U 10.7 oz for $25	SSW-098U "Marcella" Biskup Hnykill genetics Click image for large photo Black Grey Ewe	R-871  Ewe Roving from SSW-096U 13.3 oz for $28   SOLD MI
SSW-095U "Sola" Biskup Hnykill genetics Click image for large photo Black Grey Mouflon Ewe	R-870  Roving from SSW-095U 11.4 oz for $25	BLW113T "Siri" Tigull Biskup genetics Click image for large photo Solid White Ewe	R-869  Ewe Roving from BLW-113T 18.0 oz for $36   SOLD MD

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Sheep ID and Photo	Roving For Sale	Sheep ID and Photo	Roving For Sale
SSW-073T "Osna" Ari Bambi genetics Click image for large photo Moorit Spotted Ewe	R-868  Roving from SSW-073T 12.2 oz for $26	SSW-043T "Matilda" Bambi Prestur genetics Click image for large photo Black Badgerface Ewe	R-867  Roving from SSW-043T 14.1 oz for $29
SSW-197Y "Ulrika" Geri Prestur genetics Click image for large photo Solid Moorit Ewe	R-865x  Roving from HMR-566N 26.0 oz for $45	SSW-229Z "Trista" Leifur Ari genetics Click image for large photo Black Spotted Ewe Lamb	R-865  LAMB Roving from SSW-229Z 23.2 oz for $51

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Sheep ID and Photo	Roving For Sale	Sheep ID and Photo	Roving For Sale
SSW-084T "Bofi" Leifur Ari genetics Click image for large photo Solid Moorit Wether	R-793  Roving from SSW-084T 22.4 oz for $39   SOLD MI	SSW-068T "Bangsi" Morro Ari genetics Click image for large photo Solid Morrit Wether	R-791  Roving from SSW-068T 25.6 oz for $44
SSW-197Y "Ulrika" Geri Prestur genetics Click image for large photo Solid Moorit Ewe Lamb	R-790  LAMB Roving from SSW-197Y 9.6 oz for $21   SOLD MD	SSW-191Y  Tigull Ari genetics Click image for large photo Black Spotted Ewe Lamb	R-789  LAMB Roving from SSW-191Y 8.8 oz for $19

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Sheep ID and Photo	Roving For Sale	Sheep ID and Photo	Roving For Sale
SSW-160X "Anya" Geri Ari genetics Click image for large photo Solid Moorit Ewe	R-785  Roving from SSW-160X 20.8 oz for $36	SSW-154X "Katla" Tigull Ari genetics Click image for large photo Solid Black Ewe	R-784  Roving from SSW-154X 11.2 oz for $19
SSW-143X "Anika" Leifur Ari genetics Click image for large photo Black Grey Spotted Ewe	R-782  Roving from SSW-143X 14.4 oz for $25   SOLD MI	SSW-137X Ari Prestur genetics Click image for large photo Solid Black Ewe	R-780  Roving from SSW-137X 14.4 oz for $25

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Sheep ID and Photo	Roving For Sale	Sheep ID and Photo	Roving For Sale
SSW-138X Ari Prestur genetics Click image for large photo Black Spotted Ewe	R-779  Roving from SSW-138X 16.8 oz for $29   SOLD MI	SSW-136X "Mira" Bambi Morro genetics Click image for large photo Black Grey Spotted Ewe	R-778  Roving from SSW-136X 22.4 oz for $39
SSW-108 "Ingebjorg" Bambi Morro genetics Click image for large photo Solid Morrit Ewe	R-762  Roving from SSW-108 19.2 oz for $33	SSW-179 Prestur Leifur Morro geneticsp Click image for large photo Black Spotted Ram	R-746  Roving from SSW-179 33.6 oz for $59   SOLD SC

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Sheep ID and Photo	Roving For Sale	Sheep ID and Photo	Roving For Sale
SSW-134 Bambi Leifur genetics Click image for large photo Solid Black Ram	R-736  Roving from SSW-134 36.8 oz for $65	SSW-091 "Bodvar" Tigull Biskup geneticsp Click image for large photo Solid Black Ram	R-733  Roving from SSW-091 27.2 oz for $48
SSW-149 Prestur Biskup Ari genetics Click image for large photo Solid Black Ewe	R-722  Roving from SSW-149 40.0 oz for $71	SSW-065 "Gulkinn" Prestur Morri Skumur Biskup Click image for large photo Solid Morrit Ewe	R-699  Roving from SSW-065 48 oz for $85

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Colors: The exact shades of colors seen here may vary slightly, depending upon the monitor you are displaying them on. In particular, black is very difficult to photograph and reproduce on a computer monitor - a black roving may appear to have a brown tint to it, but in actuality is very black.

Weights: The rovingss are priced according to the weights at processing; the shipped weight may be 5-6% less due to moisture loss during storage. "(v.m.)" notation indicates the roving contains significant vegetative matter and the price has been reduced.

Genetics: The names above each sheep's picture refer to breeding rams in Iceland to which each sheep is related. A VAI-Ewe or VAI-Ram is the product of vaginal articifial insemination using frozen semen from rams currently living in Iceland. We began using this procedure for introducing new genetics into our flock after hosting the 3rd SouthRam VAI Workshop at our farm in September of 2007.

Testimonials

"The roving you sent from Grima and Eydis came about three weeks ago and both are absolutely gorgeous! You were right - the processing is some of the best I have seen, immaculate and flawless."
     (DR from Michigan)

"Sorry, I meant to email you immediately. The box arrived last Friday. It is wonderful. Thank you so much. I can hardly wait to start spinning. And I loved the photos. I’ll be keeping those."
     (SB from Maine)

"The second box of rovings arrived today. They are all lovely! Best of luck with the lambs this year, and thanks again."
     (DS from California)