Micron 26-36
About Texel Sheep: Named after the Island Texel off the
Netherlands’ coast. Leicester and Lincoln longwools were crossed with native
sheep in the early 19th Century, with meat the primary focus. There
are several kinds of Texels including Dutch, English and French. The Texel
breed today is a white-faced breed with no wool on the head or legs. The breed
is characterized by a distinctive short, wide face with a black nose and widely
placed, short ears with a nearly horizontal carriage. These sheep also have
black hooves. According to the Oklahoma State University, The Texel has become
the dominant terminal-sire breed in Europe. It is currently nearly equal to the
Suffolk in market-share in the UK.
My spinning experience: Not coarse but not real smooth. Let’s
commit and say medium. It would make a great workhorse yarn though with that
Princess skin of mine again, I would have to put this one on the not
next-to-skin-soft list.
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