White Gotland roving

Specifications
Microns: 30-34
Width: 1 inch
Approximately 4 oz
 
 
Gotland sheep, originally hailing from Sweden's Gotland Island, are known for their friendly demeanor and their soft, lustrous fleece. This wool is long, curly, and downright shiny! Microns: 30-34 mic Roving Width: 1 inch width Gotland sheep are descended from the Gute sheep of Gotland Island, the largest island in the Baltic Sea, which has been occupied by humans for around 6000-8000 years. It is unknown what type of sheep were the very first sheep to arrive on the island – there is evidence of domesticated sheep being kept on the European continent as early as the Neolithic era, and it is not implausible to imagine that sheep made their way to Gotland Island along with Neolithic or Bronze Age settlers. However, what we do know for certain is that as Vikings and other Nordic settlers explored and settled the islands of Northern Europe, they brought their horned, short-tailed sheep with them. It is from these sheep that the Gute, and eventually Gotland sheep, eventually descended.Gotland sheep as we know them today began being bred in Sweden during the 1920s.