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oamingfreelyupontheScottish

Borders,theBorderLeicester

breedstandstallwithitsgraceful

featuresandiconicfacialstructure.Its

bouncywhitefleeceis muchsoughtafter

bybothspinnersandknitters.Their

mediumhandlefleeceis lovelyandlustrous

andpopularforitselasticity– itswoolis

frequentlyusedin manyblendsof yarn.In

additionto itslustre,theBorderLeicester’s

fleeceis alsoknownforitsrobustness,

gleamingpearl-whitecolourandfine

texture,makingit anidealchoiceof yarnfor

luxuryknitweargarments.Thisbreedis also

renownedforitsgentle,dociletemperament

andregularlyfeaturesin nationwideflock

competitions!Discovermoreaboutthe

wonderfulworldof Britishsheepand

wool at http://www.britishwool.org.uk.

leicester

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Meettheiconicsheep, hailedforitsglorious

features and sought after lustrous fleece...

ESTABLISHEDINUK 18th century

CATEGORYLong

LOCATIONNorthernEngland/Scotland

HANDLEMedium

COLOURWhite

FLEECEWEIGHT3–5kg

DIDYOUKNOW? 1 TheBorderLeicester

isbornnaturallyhornlessandwithout

anyfleeceonitsarmsandlegs.

2 A trueindigenousBritishbreed,

theBorderLeicestersociety was first

establishedin1896.

3 Overtheyears,theBorder

Leicesterhasbeenintroducedto

both America and Australia.

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Discovermore!

FindoutmoreabouttheBorderLeicesterbreed

atwww.borderleicesters.co.uk.orvisit,

http://www.facebook.com/societyborderleicesters/ C

PHOTOGRAPHY: BRITISH WOOL MARKETING BOARD

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