The Fibre Garden : Alpaca/Merino
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30% baby Alpaca (21.5-micron) / 70% Merino wool (22-micron), by Ashford of New Zealand.
Lovely and clean combed top/sliver. Ashford launched these late in 2013 and our customers in the shop often stop to touch the soft blend. Suitable for both spinning and felting: Alpaca felts beautifully, particularly when blended with Merino.
There are currently seven colourways, each of them lovely and streaky in a tone-on-tone sort of a way.
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Alpaca/Merino
Alpaca/Merino – Frost
30% baby Alpaca (21.5-micron) / 70% Merino wool (22-micron), by Ashford of New Zealand.
Lovely and clean combed top/sliver. A fairly thourough blend of both creamy-white Merino with Alpaca, not especially streaky but lovely and soft to the touch. Would be great for dyeing, if you wish. Suitable for both spinning and felting: Alpaca felts beautifully, particularly when blended with Merino.
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Alpaca/Merino – Granite
30% baby Alpaca (21.5-micron) / 70% Merino wool (22-micron), by Ashford of New Zealand.
Lovely and clean combed top/sliver. Almost like black marble, this is streaked with shades from black through charcoal, grey and white. Suitable for both spinning and felting: Alpaca felts beautifully, particularly when blended with Merino.
PRODUCT of NEW ZEALAND
Alpaca/Merino – Moss
30% baby Alpaca (21.5-micron) / 70% Merino wool (22-micron), by Ashford of New Zealand. Lovely and clean combed top/sliver. Streaks of dusky moss green, white and a touch of brown/olive green. Suitable for both spinning and felting: Alpaca felts beautifully, particularly when blended with Merino. PRODUCT of NEW ZEALAND
Alpaca/Merino – Primrose
30% baby Alpaca (21.5-micron) / 70% Merino wool (22-micron), by Ashford of New Zealand.
Lovely and clean combed top/sliver. Even yellow-haters love this colourway! It features streaks of soft primrose-yellow to cream and white, with highlights of tan and butterscotch. Suitable for both spinning and felting: Alpaca felts beautifully, particularly when blended with Merino.
PRODUCT of NEW ZEALAND
Alpaca/Merino – Rosehip
30% baby Alpaca (21.5-micron) / 70% Merino wool (22-micron), by Ashford of New Zealand.
Lovely and clean combed top/sliver. Tones of cherry, plum and silvery-white are featured, with the subtlest touch of plum and black here and there. Suitable for both spinning and felting: Alpaca felts beautifully, particularly when blended with Merino.
PRODUCT of NEW ZEALAND
Alpaca/Merino – Rowan Berry
30% baby Alpaca (21.5-micron) / 70% Merino wool (22-micron), by Ashford of New Zealand.
Lovely and clean combed top/sliver. In New Zealand this is what they call our Mountain Ash tree, and the colours are vibrant just like the berries. This has streaks of burnt orange, silvery-white, caramel and a wee touch of crimson. Suitable for both spinning and felting: Alpaca felts beautifully, particularly when blended with Merino.
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Alpaca/Merino – Seamist
30% baby Alpaca (21.5-micron) / 70% Merino wool (22-micron), by Ashford of New Zealand.
Lovely and clean combed top/sliver. Streaks of denim-blue in all shades, as well as white and just the slightest touch of fawn. Like the best jeans you spent years breaking in! Suitable for both spinning and felting: Alpaca felts beautifully, particularly when blended with Merino.
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Alpaca/Merino – Thistle
30% baby Alpaca (21.5-micron) / 70% Merino wool (22-micron), by Ashford of New Zealand.
Lovely and clean combed top/sliver. Streaked with tones of purple, plum and silvery-white with just the slightest hints of electic violet. Suitable for both spinning and felting: Alpaca felts beautifully, particularly when blended with Merino.
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