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Shetland wool has a Bradford count (average) in the upper 50's to lower 60's and a fiber diameter of 20 -25 microns. Fleeces weigh between 2 and 4 pounds and have a staple length of 2 to 4.5 inches. Shetland sheep come in one of the widest ranges of colors. Besides the white they produce several shades of wool including: moorit(reddy/brown), shaela (silvery grey), fawn, grey, dark brown and black. Shetlands are often patterned such as krunet (white crown), katmoget (dark belly) and gulmoget (light underneath). There are 11 main colors as well as 30 markings, many still bearing their Shetland dialect names. Many of these colors and markings have become quite rare as white wool has historically commanded better prices. Their wool color and high quality is commercially important to the wool industry of the United Kingdom where natural wools are often used undyed to make high quality shetland knitwear. Extra fine ring shawls are knitted, so called because the finest can be passed through a wedding ring. As a whole their wool is prized by handspinners. |
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