Medium sized sheep with a white face and legs and black noses. As you can see in the lamb above, they have woolly top knots (polls).

Arising from crossing British longwool rams with Merino ewes, Corriedale sheep are the result of New Zealand's first breeding program.
Corriedale wool is medium soft with luster, a well defined crimp and a nice staple length.  These qualities make is a wonderful fibre for handspinners, knitters and weavers.
With an average fleece weight of 12 lbs, you can get a good amount of wool to work with.  This fibre is crisp with a micron count that varies from lambs to adults (low 20's to mid 30's). This lends itself well for clothing, accessories and blankets.  Mostly next to skin soft, the majority of fleeces are consistent in staple length, and crimp.  You really can't go wrong with a clean Corriedale fleece.  
Comb, flick or card this wool.  It is easy to work with.  After washing, the wool will bloom so keep that in mind as you are spinning it. If you are a dyer, Corriedale wool takes dye nicely.   

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Colours

Fleeces are mostly white but you can also find grey's browns, beige and even black.  .

Staple Length and Crimp

The average staple length for Corriedale is 3" - 6" which makes this a versatile fibre.  The crimp is clear and well defined along the entire length of the lock. This pictures shows a very typical Corriedale lock.

Lock Characteristics

Corriedale locks are quite dense and rectangular with flat tips. 

I usually have Corriedale wool in my spin kits and use it in my beginner spinning classes.  If you would like to give it a try, you will be glad you did.