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English Leicester Gallery

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English Leicester rolags

English Leicester rolags

English Leicester lamb curls being processed

English Leicester lamb curls being processed

English Leicester lamb fleece

English Leicester lamb fleece

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Detail of the very tip of an English Leicester lock that denotes it as a lamb fleece

Detail of the very tip of an English Leicester lock that denotes it as a lamb fleece

Extra curly tips show this is English Leicester lamb fleece

Extra curly tips show this is English Leicester lamb fleece

English Leicester rolags and locks

English Leicester rolags and locks

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English Leicester fleece in various stages of prep

English Leicester fleece in various stages of prep

English Leicester fleece in various stages of process

English Leicester fleece in various stages of process

Black English Leicester with lovely note from Ethel Stephenson

Black English Leicester with lovely note from Ethel Stephenson

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English Leicester compared to mohair boucle

English Leicester compared to mohair boucle

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Black English Leicester

Black English Leicester

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Rolags of black English Leicester with silk noil ready to spin

Rolags of black English Leicester with silk noil ready to spin

Trindle drop spindle with black English Leicester and silk noil

Trindle drop spindle with black English Leicester and silk noil

English Leicester (some dyed pink) with silk noil

English Leicester (some dyed pink) with silk noil

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Ethel Stephenson with champion English Leicester

Ethel Stephenson with champion English Leicester

Black English Leicester

Black English Leicester

Black English Leicester

Black English Leicester

Black English Leicester, recently shorn (fleece won first place)

Black English Leicester, recently shorn (fleece won first place)

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Ethel Stephenson spoiling her flock while wearing beautiful EL hat handknit by one of her many admirers

Ethel Stephenson spoiling her flock while wearing beautiful EL hat handknit by one of her many admirers

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English Leicester by Marie Gibbs

English Leicester by Marie Gibbs

English Leicester takes dye brilliantly

English Leicester takes dye brilliantly

English Leicester teddy bears

English Leicester teddy bears

Beautiful felted English Leicester by Marie Gibbs

Beautiful felted English Leicester by Marie Gibbs

English Leicester for dolls hair

English Leicester for dolls hair

An English Leicester ewe and her lambs. EL often twin.

An English Leicester ewe and her lambs. EL often twin.

Black English Leicester in Ostler Farm paddock

Black English Leicester in Ostler Farm paddock

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English Leicester Wool Island

English Leicester Wool Island

This beautiful, rug is hand felted by Felt Indie

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English Leicester rolags
English Leicester lamb curls being processed
English Leicester lamb fleece
DSC_1237.JPG
Detail of the very tip of an English Leicester lock that denotes it as a lamb fleece
Extra curly tips show this is English Leicester lamb fleece
English Leicester rolags and locks
DSC_1241 cropped.jpg
DSC_1241.JPG
DSC_1242.JPG
DSC_1243.JPG
English Leicester fleece in various stages of prep
English Leicester fleece in various stages of process
Black English Leicester with lovely note from Ethel Stephenson
DSC_1248.JPG
DSC_1249.JPG
English Leicester compared to mohair boucle
DSC_1253.JPG
DSC_1254.JPG
DSC_1255.JPG
Black English Leicester
DSC_1260.JPG
DSC_1261.JPG
DSC_1263.JPG
first lamb 2013 007.jpg
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Rolags of black English Leicester with silk noil ready to spin
Trindle drop spindle with black English Leicester and silk noil
English Leicester (some dyed pink) with silk noil
DSC_0489.JPG
Ethel Stephenson with champion English Leicester
Black English Leicester
Black English Leicester
Black English Leicester, recently shorn (fleece won first place)
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Ethel Stephenson spoiling her flock while wearing beautiful EL hat handknit by one of her many admirers
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DSC_1226.JPG
DSC_1227.JPG
DSC_1228.JPG
DSC_1229.JPG
DSC_1230.JPG
DSC_1231.JPG
Melton Park Heazlewood EL ewe lamb.JPG
English Leicester by Marie Gibbs
English Leicester takes dye brilliantly
English Leicester teddy bears
Beautiful felted English Leicester by Marie Gibbs
English Leicester for dolls hair
An English Leicester ewe and her lambs. EL often twin.
Black English Leicester in Ostler Farm paddock
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English Leicester Wool Island

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