Wool & Soap
Wool - Raw, Carded, and Yarn
Our sheep produce a beautiful, lusterous wool. We shear them once a year in late February, right after we bring them off the snow and into the barn. This wool, directly off the sheep and full of its natural lanolin, is "raw" wool. After the wools is washed (or "scoured"), it is carded. This product, known as "carded wool" is excellent for stuffing, felting or processing further into yarn. While we shear and sort all of our wool on site, we work closely with Green Mountain Spinnery in Putney where all of our wool is processed.
We have a few black-wooled sheep in our mostly white wool flock. This allows us to have both a natural white yarn, as well as a grey, or pepper-colored yarn. The yarn we sell in 4 oz skeins.
Our wool is a lusterous, medium grade fiber, with a good crimp. It has a 3 to 4 inch length ("staple"). The yarn is a worsted weight 2 ply yarn.
You can buy our wool here in our online store, or contact us at 802-387-4473 or via email at vermontshepherd@gmail.com for larger orders.
Locally Produced Soaps
We have had the pleasure of working with Judy at Grace and Miss Mouse Soaps in Bellows Falls for many years. Our sheep milk soaps were recommended by Vogue in a 2020 article for best soaps! Judy makes a line of soaps using our own sheep's milk that is available in the following scents:
-Lavender oatmeal
-Mint & Rosemary
-Basil Lemongrass
You can purchase these soaps here in our online store, or in person at our farm store located on site.