How much wool do you get from shearing one sheep?

Valais Blacknose lamb sticking its tongue out.

It depends on the breed. Some breeds have none at all, others can produce as much as 4–6kg of fleece.

However, the process of turning fleece into wool for making fabrics is lossy: generally, only about 50% of a fleece by weight gets made into wool.

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