Valais Blacknose fleece with tiny blonde tendrils. Backing material is white Merino and Mohair. The center patch is from one of my own Valais/Shetland sheep!

Size: 2 feet x 2 feet (measured by fleece side - not backing material).

These sheep were introduced to the United States a few years ago, and are referred to as “the world’s cutest sheep”. More can be read on the breed below.

For centuries, the Valais Blacknose sheep were found only in Switzerland on the remote snow-covered peaks of Valais. Although the sheep are believed to have existed since the 15th century, it became a breed recognized by the Swiss Sheep Breeding Association in the mid 1960’s as the Walliser Schwarznasen or Valais Blacknose because of its unique markings.

The Blacknose Sheep Association of North America was formed in 2017 to support the introduction of the breed to the United States and record the offspring of the breed up programs already in progress.