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The Wool

​Our sheep are sheared in early summer, mostly by hand although electrical clippers are usually used on the tups (males).  We use a local shearer if we need extra help. We sell whole (raw) fleeces which are just as it says - tidied up a wee bit to remove daggings and thistles then sold straight from the sheep.
The fleeces are then sorted into their natural shades and sent (or taken) to a mill
 in England.  We enjoy working closely with the mill to develop new woolly ideas and products.
The current year's lambs  are not sheared and their first shearing - when they are just over a year old - produces a gorgeous fleece.
Shetland wool is among the finest of all native breeds, with a crimped staple.    We notice that some colours produce even softer fleece than others, and this is something we are working on in our breeding.
Our wool is sold on-line here at wool festivals around Scotland and the North of England, and in the Humbie Hub
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Natural colours variegated cone in DK
Simply Shetland 4 ply wool
A great wool for weaving!
 The Sheep
​The Koru Flock of Shetland sheep was started in 2007, with 6 ewes.  Little did we know how soon we would be struggling not to let our love of these amazing sheep take over our lives!
At our peak, we had over 85 sheep in total, dotted around
 Humbie in East Lothian, Scotland. In recent years we have downsized the flock a bit.  
We try to breed single-coloured rather than patterned sheep but you never know when something cute might catch your eye at a sale....
Our home-grown sheep come in white, moorit, fawn, grey, Shetland black and true black.
Our sheep are friendly and bucket-trained and our older 'girls' are either sold on to good homes or kept on as pets.
Our sheep are registered with the
 Shetland Sheep Society -  which aims to preserve the breed standard on the mainland of Scotland and the rest of the UK. 
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Koru Jot - a 2015 ewe lamb
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Hopes Water, Gifford
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Wester Wood, Gifford
The Land
The Lammermuir Hills form a natural border between East Lothian to the north, and the Scottish Borders to the south. East Lothian is well-known for its beautiful beaches, its puffins and gannets, and its golf!
The hills are mainly used for sheep grazing and grouse-shooting, but some of the hills are home to a population of mountain hares. There is currently some concern about the dwindling numbers of these beautiful creatures. The hills stretch from the North Sea coast in the east to
 Soutra in the west.
Farms and small settlements sit on the lower slopes of the hills concentrating mainly on production of sheep, beef cattle, wheat, barley and potatoes.
East Lothian is a small county, bounded by beautiful
 sandy beaches and moorland.
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