Corriedale

Crossing British longwool rams with Merino ewes and then interbreeding the offspring, produced a hardy animal adapted to a wide range of conditions an capable of providing both good meat and a heavy fleece. Corriedale fleece is fine, reasonably soft and well crimped. The staples are firm with fairly flat tips. Used for worsteds and light tweeds, blankets, knitting wools and hosiery.

Gewicht 4,5-7 kg.
Vezellengte 9-15 cm.
Vezeldikte 24,5-31,5 micron

Merino

The Merino is the most numerous established breed in the world. The wool is the finest of all breeds, has a very soft handle. A Merino fleece has about 50.000.000 fibres compared to about 15.000.000 in a Romney fleece. The yield of clean wool from a Merino is low compared to that of other breeds because of it's high grease content, as much as 25-45 % of the total fleece weight.

Gewicht 3,5-6 kg.
Vezellengte 6,5-10 cm.
Vezeldikte 18-24 micron

Polwarth

Developed in Australia in 1880 when Lincoln x Merino ewes were bred b ack to Merion rams to produce a dual purpose breed with an emphasis on wool production. The fleece can be coloured. The staples are firm and rectangular with fairly flat tips and a well defined rounded crimp. It is second in softness only to that in the Merino.
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Gewicht 4-5kg.
Vezellengte 10-14 cm.
Vezeldikte 21-26 micron