bide a wee farm 

registered Jacob &
Navajo-Churro sheep
and wool products

19562 NE Calkins Lane, Newberg, Oregon  97132  USA
503-538-7987 /  bidewee@aol.com
                   
Interested in our sheep but need delivery? 
In September we made a delivery trip though CA, the SW, Midwest, South and Southeast and we also sent sheep with friends who delivered to the East Coast.  Based on sales, we'll be looking at making similar trips next Summer.  This Winter we'll be staying closer to home but will consider deliveries to neighboring states for quantity purchases.  Contact us for more details.

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100% Wool Felt Sheets

We have several colors of Jacob and Navajo-Churro wool felt sheets available.  The felt sheets are made from washed, carded fiber which is then wet felted by machine.  Felt sheets measure approximately 36" by 48" and are priced at $40 each.  A close-up of a Navajo-Churro felt sheet is shown at left.  See below for colors and weights...

Jacob Wool Felt Sheets
Jacob sheep grow a medium grade wool (24-33 microns, Bradford count 44-56s, demi-luster), with an open character, a soft springy handle and little or no kemp, or britchyness. When the colors from one fleece are separated it can yield three colors - creamy white, brown/grey and brown/black. Our Jacobs are sheared once a year so staple lengths for our fleeces and roving range from 3" - 7". 

Navajo-Churro Wool Felt Sheets

Navajo-Churro wool comes in a wide range of natural colors (for a list of Navajo-Churro colors & patterns click here), is classified as coarse and is composed of three distinct types of fiber: 1) Inner Coat: wool fibers ranging from 10-35 microns, comprising 80% of the fleece, 2) Outer Coat: hair fibers measuring 35+ microns, comprising 10-20% of the fleece, 3) Kemp: short opaque fibers of 65+ microns, not to exceed 5% of the fleece. The fleece is open with no defined crimp and should be lustrous with a silky hand. It is high yielding with a low grease content.  Navajo-Churro sheep can grow 8" to 12" inches of wool a year (up to 1" per month).  At bide a wee farm we shear our Churros twice a year so staple lengths on our fleeces, roving and felt sheets range from 4" to 6".