Shave 'Em to Save 'Em....celebrating heritage sheep

Connecting Fiber Customers with Farmers of Heritage Sheep

Humans and sheep began their relationship over 10,000 years ago. Today we are at risk of losing some of these heritage sheep. The Livestock Conservancy is concentrating on 22 breeds sheep that are on the Conservation Priority List.

The Livestock Conservancy has long said that the way to save endangered breeds of livestock is to give them a job. In the case of wool sheep, we need to start using their wool again.

How does Shave Em' to Save Em' work

How does it work?

Fiber Artists buy wool from heritage sheep breed Fiber Providers and get a “stamp” in their “passport.”
They earn items for completing projects.
They share pictures of their projects on Facebook and Ravelry.
The more breeds they use, the more “stamps” they collect, the more items they earn, the more wool the providers sell.

Wellspring Farm is an Official Fiber Provider

Offering rovings and yarns, natural color and dyed from our Jacob and Tunis Sheep. Some fleeces are also available

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ITS ALL IN THE DETAILS (SE2SE)

GUIDELINES FOR FIBER ARTISTS

Fiber Artists will be rewarded for completing projects with 5, 10 and 15 different breeds of wool on the Livestock Conservancy Conservation Priority List. We raise two of the breeds; the Jacob Sheep and the Tunis Sheep

1. Enrollment fee is 15.00. You can enroll by going to the Livestock Conservancy website. You will receive your "passport", listing all the sheep breeds with space for your fiber providers sticker.

2. Buy at least 4 oz of wool from providers listed in the Livestock Conservancy Breeders and Products directory. You can buy raw or washed wool, roving, batts, combed top or yarn

3. Begin creating!

4. Share photos of your completed work in the Facebook or Ravelry group

5. Email a photo of your work with passport page and sticker in the photo to dniemann@livestockconservancy.org

6. Receive notification that your photos have been received

Wellspring Farm is a approved provider

We are happy to offer fleeces, roving, batts and yarn from Jacob and Tunis sheep for your SE2SE projects

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