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Breeds – Ripollesa Sheep

€30,00 IVA inc.

Breeds is much more than a collection, it is the best way to show and disseminate the history and culture that exists behind each of our native breeds. Its origin, its history, its peculiarities and now with these balls, its wool characteristics.

The Ripollesa sheep show us that there are also yarns that escape from the traditional. This felted yarn will give you the opportunity to make spectacular rugs and creations. Valid for both loom and manual work.

Breeds – Ripollesa Sheep

€30,00 IVA inc.

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Ripollesa

Catalonia

Origin & Habitat

Its origin leads us to an ancient crossbreeding between the sheep that inhabited the central Pyrenees and specimens of the Merino breed that arrived through transhumance. Its name refers to its original location in the Ripollés region. It has an essential role in the maintenance of the rural environment in systems of the use of extensive pastures. In the old days they were used to transhumance to valleys (in the winter) and the mountains (in the summer). Some flocks still preserve today. It is currently classified as an endangered native breed.

Wool

Black and brown spots can be found on their face and limbs. They offer a fleece of entrefina wool. Its colour is white with a fineness that varies between 24-26 micron.