We specialize in Solano County grown wool, but there are some wool yarn kits from Ashford.
October, 2025: The 2025 Jacob yarns and Timm Ranch yarn are here. I will have naturally dyed yarns available in the shop, but it’s too hard to keep those updated online.
Jacob Worsted Weight Yarn - 2025 clip
Jacob Worsted Weight Yarn - 2025 clip
100% Jacob Yarn in 4 colors.
This is the prime wool from our 2025 shearing, sorted into colors, and spun into 2-ply worsted weight yarn. I sort the coarser britch wool away from the bulk of the fleece. Then I sort the remaining fiber into white, black, and gray. The gray fiber includes parts of the white and black that can't easily be separated so there are fibers of both colors in the strands of gray yarn. Some of the lilac fleeces are processed without sorting white and colored fiber. The fiber was scoured, carded, and spun at Valley Oak Wool Mill in Yolo County, CA.
JW25: Approximately 4 ounces, 200 yards
Yarn wraps at 10-11 wpi.
Knitters: start with size 5-8 needles for 4.5 to 5.25 stitches/inch
Weavers: Sett 8-10 epi
Crocheters: Make a sample and tell me what you think.
Woven scarves in the photos are black and white Jacob sett at 8 epi, on the loom and after wet finishing.
Jacob sheep are a rare breed with unique spotted fleeces and 2 or 4 horns! Our flock grazes irrigated pasture 3/4 of the year and is fed locally grown alfalfa during the winter. We use intensive grazing management to promote the health of the pasture and the sheep, and we iimplement low stress handling technques when working with the sheep (many of whom are pets).
