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Anna-marie



Joined: 18 Sep 2005
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Location: West Wales
PostPosted: Wed Sep 28, 05 10:36 pm    Post subject: Fleece management Reply with quote
    

I have just read Rob R's article on the Kerry Hill, and am absolutely amazed at the amount of "red tape" involved in having wool returned to you after sending off your fleeces.
I have five ewes and a lamb ram, all chosen because of their coloured wool. I intend to breed from them next year, and may end up with a flock similar in size to Rob's.
Having read his article, however, I realise that the production of fleece into balls of wall is a complicated process, and have some questions.
1 - How do I contact the NFC?
2 - Do they keep half of the completed product?
3 - How do I contact the wool board?
4 - Why do you need permission to sell your own wool?
I am really confused , please help!
Thanks a lot,
Anna-marie

Rob R



Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 31902
Location: York
PostPosted: Thu Sep 29, 05 11:30 am    Post subject: Re: Fleece management Reply with quote
    

Anna-marie wrote:
I have just read Rob R's article on the Kerry Hill, and am absolutely amazed at the amount of "red tape" involved in having wool returned to you after sending off your fleeces.
I have five ewes and a lamb ram, all chosen because of their coloured wool. I intend to breed from them next year, and may end up with a flock similar in size to Rob's.
Having read his article, however, I realise that the production of fleece into balls of wall is a complicated process, and have some questions.
1 - How do I contact the NFC?
2 - Do they keep half of the completed product?
3 - How do I contact the wool board?
4 - Why do you need permission to sell your own wool?
I am really confused , please help!
Thanks a lot,
Anna-marie


The NFC have a website: https://www.thenaturalfibre.co.uk/ although the company has just changed hands & is in the process of getting moved to Cornwall & set up, so the contact details have changed & they aren't processing at the moment.

They don't keep any of the wool, the returned weight is have that which you send off because of the processing losses, which includes all the muck & natural oils removed from the fleece in order to spin it.

If you have four or more adult sheep in the UK you are obliged to register with the wool board, the forms for which may be obtained by clicking this link. Certain coloured breeds are exempt from the board whilst other breeds (the Kerry Hill included) requires special exemption. In our case they were happy to promote the small scale craft business initiative & therefore grant our exemption from the (compulsory) wool board marketing scheme.

The scheme was set up to give British wool producers the cooperative clout of a single marketing body. The cut off point set at four sheep is aimed to allow the small craft producer to keep sheep for their own purposes, but is in my view too low. Allowing the board to take your fleeces is a far easier & simpler option for most producers & having your own processed is by no means cheap, but it is ultimately satisfying

Anna-marie



Joined: 18 Sep 2005
Posts: 980
Location: West Wales
PostPosted: Thu Sep 29, 05 12:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Hi Rob,
Thank you for all this invaluable information!!
I have sent for a registration form for the BWMB, and also contacted Sue at NFC.
I would really like my wool returned to me, especially after having seen the price paid per kilo for coloured wool!!!
Some of it only achieved 3p per kilo!!!
I would much rather have it back, and knit items of clothing from it!
Anyway, thanks once again for the info - it is appreciated.
Anna-marie

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