to 29.30 to 36.19 microns. In New Zealand the standard says "44s to 52s" but gives a different AFD range: 33 to 37 microns. No international agreement exists on converting Bradford counts into AFD in microns.

The Romney's fleece is ideal for hand-spinning, and is often recommended to beginners. In the United States, where no commercial end-use for domestic strong wools exists, the most desired outlet for Romney wool is to hand-spinners. Only a small fraction of the thousands of Romney fleeces shorn in the US each year, however, go to