Rambouillet's The Way

While there was a variety of sheep used in the Grazing Power Project, most of the sheep were Rambouillet’s, a choice breed that can be traced to 18th century France. Named after Rambouillet Estates, where King Louis XVI created a special farm to raise select breeds of farm animals, Rambouillet sheep are famous for their superior, long staple, dense, fine wool.

Fine wool makes for thinner, finer thread. The result? Fabric with a higher thread count which, in turn, makes for better scarves and worsted wool for suits and dresses. The average Rambouillet ewe yields about ten pounds of wool each year—enough to make 100 miles of yarn!