Shorn lambs are available all year, however numbers significantly decline through the spring lamb season which traditionally runs from September through to January/February.

When grading shorn lambs particular attention is paid to identifying seed contamination, rib, burr and damaged wool, holes flays and cuts.

Double Face

Shorn lambskins used for the production of double face garments must be of a very high standard and require the pelt to be free of seed.

Grading for Double face

When grading skins for double face the skins must have no visual seed or be seed free”.  The process we undertake is to inspect the skins before they have been cured and are still “green”.  A skin defined as seed free is only visually free of seed.  It is not possible to categorically define a skin as free of all seed.

The skin must also have a sound dressing where there is no identification of holes, cuts or flay marks (a scarring of the leather from removing the skin from the carcass).  The skin should remain in perfect shape and be free of seed, burr and rib.