• People started raising sheep over ten thousand years ago




• 36 million kilos of fleece is grown annually in Britain




• There are about 1 billion sheep on the planet




• 19 million sheep in Britain




• There are about 900 different breeds of sheep

Facts from the British Wool Marketing Board

• 60 different pure breeds of British sheep




• Wool is only 3% of the worlds fibre production




• There are 54,486 registered wool producers in Britain




• Spinning wool into thread began about 5,000 years ago




• One pound of wool can make ten miles of yarn