Teeswater

The Teeswater is a breed of sheep from Teesdale, England. It is a longwool breed of sheep, which produces a generally large-diameter fiber. Teeswater sheep have been bred in northern England, Great Britain for about two hundred years. The breed was rare by the 1920s, but the breed has seen a renaissance since World War II. The Rare Breeds Survival Trust has categorized the breed as ‘vulnerable’.The wool of the Teeswater should be fine, long-stapled with high lustre with each lock hanging free and with no tendency to felt. There should be no dark fibers in the fleece, which should be uniform in texture over the whole body. The Teeswater produces a kemp free fleece, a characteristic it passes on. The Teeswater sheep differ from the Lincolnshire in their wool not being so long and heavy