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.
28 comments
Merino
Newbury sheep! At the correct address naturally.
I think maybe Southdown. Not site but lots of Google hits mention this breed at that point in history.
The sheep breed was ‘Southdown’ sheared by shepherd Francis Druett.
Wonderful historic memories! Thanks so much,
Judy