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The wool display at the Tasmanian Wool Centre at Ross has samples of wool of sheep breeds farmed in Tasmania. Wool is one of those things that is hard to photograph, especially in poor lighting conditions.
Three types of Polwarth wool (and Strong Merino on the end).
Polwarth, 23 microns. Polwarths were developed from a Merino-Lincoln cross. They're useful for meat as well as producing good wool, and they're hardier than Merinos. These are what I think of as "typical sheep".
A variety of breeds, including a cross-bred black on the left.
English Leicester, IIRC one of the breeds that was popular in Australia in the early decades of farming.
Suffolk, the black-faced sheep.
Merino wools
Fine Merino 19 microns. The information panel says "A lightly larger version of the Superfine Merino breed from a Saxon with other blood lines. The fibre diameter mean is of 19 microns and the staple lengths about 77mm. Wool use - Fine cloth, suitable for mens and ladies suitings."
Fine Merino wool
Extra Fine Merino, 16.8 microns. According to the Australian Association of Stud Merino Breeders website, this would be Ultrafine. It's actually a frustrating subject to look up online, when many of the websites about merinos don't mention the superfine or Saxon strains.
Whatever, it is gorgeous wool. Very white. Very soft. Very expensive.
buffysquirrelThe wool display at the Tasmanian Wool Centre at Ross has samples of wool of sheep breeds farmed in Tasmania. Wool is one of those things that is hard to photograph, especially in poor lighting conditions.
Three types of Polwarth wool (and Strong Merino on the end).
Polwarth, 23 microns. Polwarths were developed from a Merino-Lincoln cross. They're useful for meat as well as producing good wool, and they're hardier than Merinos. These are what I think of as "typical sheep".
A variety of breeds, including a cross-bred black on the left.
English Leicester, IIRC one of the breeds that was popular in Australia in the early decades of farming.
Suffolk, the black-faced sheep.
Merino wools
Fine Merino 19 microns. The information panel says "A lightly larger version of the Superfine Merino breed from a Saxon with other blood lines. The fibre diameter mean is of 19 microns and the staple lengths about 77mm. Wool use - Fine cloth, suitable for mens and ladies suitings."
Fine Merino wool
Extra Fine Merino, 16.8 microns. According to the Australian Association of Stud Merino Breeders website, this would be Ultrafine. It's actually a frustrating subject to look up online, when many of the websites about merinos don't mention the superfine or Saxon strains.
Whatever, it is gorgeous wool. Very white. Very soft. Very expensive.
