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JACOB SHEEP PRODUCTS (fleeces, yarn, wool, rugs, throws, cushions and scarves) FOR SALE
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Our beautiful flock of Jacob sheep are shorn in May and the colours in their fleeces are sorted into light and dark, whilst the lambs fleeces are left as they are to create the grey wool, producing a variety of natural, undyed colours. The fleeces are then sent away to be washed, carded and spun into double knitting wool or woven into beautifully soft cloth to produce scarves, shawls, knee rugs, cushions and throws. Huxtable Farm washed and spun Jacob wool, £5 per 100gm skein. Pale colour Jacob wool, 90/10 Jacob/Mohair DK 2-ply yarn 100gm skein. Dark colour Jacob wool, pure Jacob DK 2-ply yarn 100gm skein. Dark colour Jacob wool, pure Jacob DK 3-ply yarn 100gm skein. 
Mid colour (Grey) Jacob wool, pure Jacob lambs wool DK 2-ply yarn 100gm skein. Mid colour (Grey) Jacob wool, pure Jacob lambs wool DK 3-ply yarn 100gm skein. Hand spun Jacob wool in a variety of natural Jacob colours, £3 per 25gms. Hand knitted berets, scarves, fingerless gloves and bags, please enquire about prices Tel; 01598 760254 Woven scarves, cushions, knee rugs, shawls and throws, available in dark grey, grey and light grey;- Woven cushions, 41cmx41cm. (Only a few soft mid grey colour available now) £30 each. Throw, 145cmx230cm £130 each. (Only one soft mid grey colour available now) Sale price NOW £110 each Throw, 145cmx203cm £110 each. (Only a two soft mid grey colour available now) Sale price NOW £99 each Scarf, 23cmx193cm. (All three shades of grey available) 20 each. Shawl or Knee rug, 145cmx100cm. (Only a few soft mid grey and dark grey colours available now) £50 each. Felted Huxtable Farm Jacob wool products. Cushions, broaches, necklaces and ear-rings.Jacob sheep skin rugs, from £80 each, depending on size. These are processed by Devonia sheepskins, Buckfastleigh, Devon.Jacob sheep fleeces, ideal for spinning or felting. The fleeces are beautifully soft, with natural colours and staple length of 6.5cm plus. Unwashed so full of natural lanolin, clean of daggings and debis, weighing about 2Kgs each. £6 each plus £7.60 postage & packing within the UK. Sorry SOLD OUT of Jacob fleeces until next shearing June 2012.Also available to purchase whilst at Huxtable Farm; 
Natalie (our daughter) makes hand-made gifts from recycled materials; teired plate stands, cards, pen pots etc. Please take a look at her website Natalie's hand-made gifts Cards made by Holly Doole, using felted Huxtable Farm Jacob wool, sold raising money for Breast Cancer Research. Do come and stay with us, see how the wool is hand spun, have a go at spinning yourself and purchase a momentum! Alternatively please e-mail or telphone if you wish to discuss postage & packaging of anything you wish to purchase. 'The Natural Fibre Company' where our wool is spun, has written an article about Huxtable Farm's Jacob wool, please click here to read it! Ambition takes Huxtable to high fashion Claire Crompton textile designer, who creates books on knitting and cross stitch. Claire has written an article about Huxtable Farm's Jacob wool, please click here to read it! Give fleece a chance Craft courses you can attend nearby; Patchwork Quilt Centre - Step by Step - Patchwork centre, courses and supplies for making your own patchwork quilts, situated near South Molton - Beading centre - courses and supplies for making your own jewellery, situated in Barnstaple© Copyright & Website Mistress Jackie Payne Huxtable Farm, West Buckland, Barnstaple, North Devon, EX32 0SR Visit England Four Star, Silver Award Farmhouse Accommodation |
