Whole wool fleece Churra do Campo

Raw whole fleece from Churra do Campo sheep belonging to a flock registered in a herd book. This flock is located in the Covilhã area and belongs to a producer of excellence, being raised in an extensive grazing system.
The shearing was carried out by Martin O'Connell and the wool was selected and trimmed at the time of shearing by Alice Bernardo, guaranteeing excellent quality wool for all types of enthusiasts.

These fleeces are in one piece, rolled up, having only been dehaired after shearing.

With only around 1,000 animals registered in the herd book, the Churra do Campo is one of the rarest Portuguese breeds. Its fleeces have long strands with thick but very interesting fibres. The fleeces have no dead hairs or other defects and healthy fibres that are a delight to work with.
It is a very interesting and versatile churro-type wool for spinning, felting or other purposes.

The commercialization of raw wool by Saber Fazer has two main objectives:

#1: To value the wool from the origin: the producer. The wool is bought by us above the market value valuing not only a raw material of quality but also the producers who are dedicated to their animals and take into consideration the production of wool.
Although the way we proceed is not yet standard in Portugal, we want to set an example.
The shearing is also carried out by our shearer, and the selection is made on the spot, which implies our traveling to the location of the herd. With this, we also want producers to see how we do it and start to have experience and knowledge about this area of Wool.

#2: To bring to people who love wool as much as we do an absolutely excellent product! Well-selected wool by someone who spun and made textiles for a living, impeccably sheared by a professional shearer, unweeded and stored to preserve its quality.
The term most often used to describe our selected wool is "delicious" and usually elicits big sighs! If we could, we would keep it all here in the atelier, but we like to share the pleasure of wool and bring out the best of Portuguese wool.