Carpet Wool Breeds

There is a lot of terminologies that gets thrown around in the wool industry such the wool from a flock of sheep or more than one sheep is called a clip.

Carpet wool breeds.

This article outlines the history of the development of the drysdale tukidale carpetmaster and elliottdale breeds of sheep and discusses the major genes controlling the production of carpet type wool. Cookies on cab direct like most websites we use cookies. Fleece is what a single sheep s wool is referred to. The carpet wool breeds of the mediterranean have coarse mixed wool fleeces with long straight outer coats and short undercoats.

Three of our breeds that are really struggling are the three carpet wool breeds the tukidale the drysdale and the elliottdale. Rare breeds balwen. All three are currently listed as critical with less than three hundred breeding ewes available and with these three particular breeds their numbers are considerably less than three hundred. Elliottdale the elliottdale is a carpet wool sheep which was developed at the elliott research station in tasmania.

In the united states the icelandic navajo churro scottish blackface and karakul are used for carpet wool. Wool has been used for centuries to produce anything from carpets to blankets tapestries and fine woolen garments. They are of a strong constitution and are naturally adapted to mountainous hilly aria or semi desert regions. The northern mountain grassland zone and the central steppe zone are given over to the breeding of fine and semi fine wool sheep.

In new zealand and australia the four breeds producing speciality carpet wools are the drysdale tukidale carpetmaster and elliottdale which have all come originally from romney or perendale sheep. Made from pure undyed wool blended to create warm on trend neutral shades that will enhance any room in your home hard wearing and luxurious rare breeds features brockway s revolutionary envirobac system an eco friendly carpet backing that makes our carpet easier to transport and fit. Selection of breeding stock increases the quantity and improves the quality of the carpet wool. In the southern semi arid zone and the northern enclave mongolian fat tailed sheep are purebred.

Development of the breed commenced in 1963 when the csiro made available a ram which was the progeny of a new zealand drysdale ram and a merino border leicester cross ewe.