Lonk Top

About the fibre

Staple length: 100-150mm. Micron count 32-33.

Medium

This lofty, bulky, and mostly kemp-free top roving is quintessentially British.

Each bag contains 100g of wool.

Origin: United Kingdom

About the breed

Lonk sheep are a medium sized breed of sheep from Northern England, and are a hardy breed adapted to the poor grazing conditions of the region.

They have been reared on the Lancashire fells for hundreds of years, with flock books recording starting 1905.

It is reported on the Rare Breeds Survival Trust as "at risk" 

Jane Cooper Orkney, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons