Our quality wool yarn and handcrafted blankets begin with carefully hand-sorted and picked wool from our flock of Corriedale sheep.          Below are two of the beautiful handspinning fleeces from our 2007 shearing. Contact Us to join the waiting list for our 2008 Corriedale and Cormo fleeces. All are exceptionally clean, soft and bright.     This beautiful Cormo ram fleece is snow white and soft! Here's a beautifully crimped fleece from Ruppert 1021, a Corriedale yearling ewe     New! Corriedale Roving   Exquisitely soft and ready to spin, our Corriedale roving will please any discriminating spinner. No nibs and very even.   4 ounce balls.   $10/ball   Order Now!         Worsted & Sport Corriedale Yarn   Beautifully white, soft and lustrous, this yarn exhibits the influence of Australian genes on our fleeces. Baby garments, scarves and more … you won't believe how soft and light they will be. 4 ounce skeins.   Sport weight is 2 ply, approximately 365 yards to the skein. 14-16 WPI.   Worsted weight is 3 ply, approximately 235 yards to the skein.   $16/skein   Order Now!     DK (double-knitting) Yarn   Soft and comfy, this yarn is excellent for baby blankets and light sport-weight garments. Each skein is approximately 175 yards, 2 oz. by weight. With a #5 needle, produces approx. 6 stitches per inch. Single ply. This yarn was produced using only vegetable spinning oil and no harsh chemicals or petroleum products.   Natural White   $7/skein Pure Corriedale wool that is a creamy white color.   Order Now!     Heavy Worsted Yarn   Thick and rich. Each skein is approximately 150 yards, 4 oz. by weight. With a #8 needle, produces approx. 4 stitches per inch. Double ply. This yarn is excellent for aran knit sweaters and outerwear projects. It is well suited to patterned and textured projects. (See example sweater made from our worsted yarn, right.)   Natural Gray   $7/skein A mix of natural-colored fine wool and white Corriedale wool yielding a light, heather gray yarn.   Order Now!     Vest Packs with Beautiful, Hand-dyed DK Yarn   7 color-coordinated skeins of single ply DK Corriedale yarn-enough to make up to a 40" chest-size vest. With a #5-7 needle, produces approx. 5.25 to 6 stitches per inch. Each skein approx. 2 oz. and 175 yards.   $60/package   Order Now!             Handspinning Fleeces   Our Cormo and Corriedale handspinning fleeces are all covered to ensure maximum cleanliness. They are soft, lustrous and have good staple length and high crimp definition.   Our handspinning fleeces are available in early spring direct from the farm or at the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival.   Cormo fleeces- $12 - 20 per pound Corriedale fleeces- $10 - 20 per pound   Order Now!     Corriedale Wool Throw   Custom made 100% pure Corriedale wool throw.(52"x72") To make this throw, wool from our flock is carefully hand-sheared, washed, custom spun into yarn and woven in a distinctive pattern that is uniquely ours. The result is a decorative, soft, creamy white throw that will provide warmth and beauty in your home for years to come.   One size -- $125 plus shipping and handling   Order Now!     Geof and Barb Ruppert   |   Ann & Bill Ruppert 271 Crum Road • Fairfield, Pennsylvania 17320   (717) 642-6635 • fax (717) 642-6570 • e-mail:ruppertsheep1977@earthlink.net     © 2006-2001. All Rights Reserved. Designed by the Breeders' World.