Hadley Farm Fleeces Available for Hand Spinners May 4 (Rescheduled from May 2)

Raw wool sheep fleeces for hand spinners will be available at the Hadley Farm on Saturday, May 4, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., when workers shear the UMass Amherst flock.

These are Dorset fleeces, and the sheep have been wearing coats since they came into the barn in October and November, so they are free of hay and other debris.

Visitors may also find a ewe to have coated for next year.

Also in stock are the famous EweMass Wool Blankets and yarn, ready for graduation presents.

Contact the shepherd, Alice Newth, at newth@umass.edu for more information.