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.
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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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.
Southdown sheep were the breed.
South Down sheep! (:
The answer is Southdown Sheep
The sheep used were Southdown sheep. Hope I win.
Thanks, Chris