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Karakul Breeding Stock
Black, red or white
October and January ewe and ram lambs. Most are
twins and sired by one of our Supreme Champion rams.
Many are out of our Champion ewes, their daughters or
granddaughters. We maintain three district bloodlines
so that we can offer you breeding rams unrelated to
your ewe purchase.
Occasionally we
also have proven yearling rams and ewes available.
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Karakul Fleece
National
award-winning OGF fleeces are exceptionally clean and generally
a 4 to 6 inch staple, as we shear twice a year. Longer
staple (12 to 14 inches) can be ordered. We offer:
Black, Red, Silver, White, Dark Gray, Light Gray, Honey/Almond,
and variegated (Red and White). Price ranges from $8 to
$10 per pound. Satisfaction guaranteed. OGF has
received the “Best Fleece of Breed” award at the MS&WF for
seven
consecutive years.
We supply
several rug weavers. Contact us for pricing on large orders.
Karakul
roving is also available in a range of natural earth-tone colors
@ $1.50 per oz.
Leicester Longwool Breeding
Stock
All of our 2007 Leicester Longwool
ewe lambs are sold. If you know that you want to acquire
Leicester Longwool ewe lambs we will be happy to add your name
to our orders for 2008. Presently we have several very
nice February/March 2007 ram lambs available.
East-coast shepherds- If you are thinking about buying Leicester Longwool breeding stock and transportation is an issue, we
are planning to participate in the
Second National Leicester Longwool Card-Grading
Exhibition, scheduled by the LLBA, at the
2009 New York State Fiber Festival in Rhinebeck, NY. Contact
us for information about ordering breeding stock for
delivery to the Festival.
Leicester Longwool
Fleece
OGF
white and colored fleeces
are exceptionally clean and generally a 4 to 6 inch staple,
as we shear twice a year. Longer staple (10 to 12 inches)
can be ordered. Price ranges from $6 to $10 per pound.
Satisfaction guaranteed.
Leicester
roving is $1.50 per oz.
Satisfaction
Guaranteed
Susan Edmunds, Highland Park, NJ
Hand-Woven Rugs
“I
first met Donna and Richard at the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival
in 2003. I was looking for a reliable source of high-quality
fleece and was willing to consider any breed with fleece suitable
for rug weaving. After scouting the entire show and talking
with many breeders, I kept returning to the Larsons and their
beautiful Karakul sheep."
"Since
then, all of the fleece for my hand-woven rugs has come
from Old Gjerpen Farm. The fleece is wonderfully clean. The
natural colors are beautiful and the white and lighter colors
take natural dyes beautifully."
"Richard
and Donna are the best!”
For more specific recommendations or questions, you may e-mail
Susan at
susan_edmunds7@msn.com.
Susan’s rugs shown below are entered in a juried national show
in Detroit.
(The entire rug is on the left, with a detail on the right.)
Striped
Rug #1 (4’ x 6’, 2005). This rug is woven with three natural
colors of OGF Karakul wool (grey, silver, and red) as well as
dyed white.
Striped
rug # 2 (46” x 74”, 2006). This rug shows the naturally black
Karakul. The lighter areas are white Karakul yarn that were
painted before being woven.
 
Striped
Rug # 3 (45 ½” x 70 ½”, 2005). In this rug, weft rows of naturally black
Karakul alternate with all the other natural colors dyed with
madder root. In some places the madder dye is more intense;
in other places it is combined with Osage-orange dye. The rug
is tapestry woven.
Barbara
Broomfield, Idaho Falls, ID Hand-Woven
Rugs & Saddle Blankets
“I
got the fleeces and they are wonderful! The colors are
truly grand. I can’t believe how clean they are.
I have the light red by my spinning wheel now and I’m spinning
right from the locks to make yarn for rugs and saddle blankets.
What a time saver to not have to wash and card or comb the fleeces
first.”
Throws
A gift
that warms that special person – beautiful and functional, virgin
wool, gray tweed throws with black stripes @ $65. Woven
in Prince Edward Island, Canada on historical looms. Size:
48” x 60”
Lambskins
Black
Karakul and white Leicester Longwool lustrous, silky, high quality
lamb skins available @ $125. The lamb skins are machine
washable and excellent as rugs and chair coverings. Warm
in the winter and cool in the summer.
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