Wool week… Day one
To celebrate Wool Week we’ll be running competitions for our readers every day of this week. Today’s prize is from The Black Rabbit we have a cute Loopy Lapin Rabbit made from 100% lambswool and worth £30. To enter the competition you must answer this question:
Which breed of sheep provided the wool for the ‘Newbury Coat’ in 1811?
Please email your answer to assistant@selvedge.org the winner will be announced tomorrow.
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October 11th, 2010 at 1:36 pm
Southdown sheep
October 11th, 2010 at 1:56 pm
They were Southdown sheep.
October 11th, 2010 at 1:59 pm
Berkshire sheep
October 11th, 2010 at 2:27 pm
South Down Sheep…….
Wish I could shop and do the events you inform of us..but when living in then States..most of it is out of reach..but thanxs for keeping us informed. benjia
October 11th, 2010 at 2:28 pm
southdown sheep
October 11th, 2010 at 3:19 pm
Merino
October 11th, 2010 at 3:25 pm
Newbury sheep! At the correct address naturally.
October 11th, 2010 at 3:28 pm
I think maybe Southdown. Not site but lots of Google hits mention this breed at that point in history.
October 11th, 2010 at 3:56 pm
The sheep breed was ‘Southdown’ sheared by shepherd Francis Druett.
October 11th, 2010 at 4:36 pm
Wonderful historic memories! Thanks so much,
Judy
October 11th, 2010 at 4:58 pm
It was Southdown sheep used for The Newbury Coat.
October 11th, 2010 at 5:24 pm
In answer to the competition , the breed of sheep was southdown.
October 11th, 2010 at 5:40 pm
Southdown
October 11th, 2010 at 6:27 pm
The sheep are Southdowns, shorn at 5am on June 25th and the coat completed at 6.20 pm.
Penny G-J
October 11th, 2010 at 6:29 pm
Was feeling rather low but searching for the answer to the question in day one of Wool Week and looking through issue 25 again absolutely cheered me up and made me realise that I must stop putting off doing what I love in order to ‘dust, clean, take care of friends and family’ and allow myself just one day a week with my fabrics and yarns. I’ve been dreaming too long and now’s the time to make it happen.
October 11th, 2010 at 6:35 pm
Just wanted to say that looking for the answer to question no 1 in Wool Week was such fun and lifted me out of a bit of low mood and made me aware that I must grab a day for myself and get out the yarns and fabrics and make the day dreams reality.
October 11th, 2010 at 7:05 pm
Southdown sheep were the breed.
October 11th, 2010 at 7:41 pm
South Down sheep! (:
October 11th, 2010 at 8:35 pm
The answer is Southdown Sheep
October 11th, 2010 at 8:55 pm
The sheep used were Southdown sheep. Hope I win.
Thanks, Chris
October 11th, 2010 at 9:23 pm
The breed of sheep used for the ‘Newbury Coat’ was Southdown.
Thanks, Chris
October 12th, 2010 at 7:17 am
Brilliant idea to run competitions! xx
October 12th, 2010 at 10:47 am
southdown sheep, fingers crossed
October 12th, 2010 at 3:43 pm
Berkshire Nott Wether sheep must be the ones as they are the special sheep specific to that area of the land then.
October 12th, 2010 at 9:12 pm
Southdown sheep Blèi-blèblèèèèè
October 12th, 2010 at 9:34 pm
Southdown sheep – I had to Google for answer and now I am sad that I don’t have issue 25 and no subscription to the online version. I love the look of the article (I collected postcards of sheep when I was a child!)
October 12th, 2010 at 9:41 pm
I enjoyed the challenge of discovering what kind of sheep they were. After all, they were really the stars of the show. I don’t recall ever seeing Southdown. Up here, sheep are Cheviots or mules; some Texals and the occasional blackface. Also a few Shetland sheep.
October 13th, 2010 at 10:54 am
They were Southdown Sheep