The Fibre Garden : dyed roving and top
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dyed roving and top
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.
PRODUCT of NEW ZEALAND
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.
PRODUCT of NEW ZEALAND
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.
PRODUCT of NEW ZEALAND
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.
PRODUCT of NEW ZEALAND
Bamboo Top – Espresso
100% Viscose/Rayon of Bamboo.
Deep and rich coffee brown.
PRODUCT of CHINA
Bamboo Top – Topaz
100% Viscose/Rayon of Bamboo.
Beautiful and shiny amber gold, richer than the photo portrays.
PRODUCT of CHINA
Corriedale – Dark (Top)
Classification: MEDIUM WOOL
Very clean combed top, rich chocolate-brown with a slight amount of grey. We always highly recommend Corriedale for beginning spinners, because it's easy-to-handle and neither too short or too long. Well-suited for midrange, outerwear and non-garment uses.
Micron count for Corriedale can vary, but this supply is among the softest you will find, at 30, with a staple length of 3.5 to 4 inches. Felting properties are very good.
We carry many colours as well, see Fibres> Dyed Roving & Top> Wool> Ashford Corriedale.
PRODUCT of NEW ZEALAND
$6.50 – $50.17 $4.88 – $37.63
Corriedale – Light (Top)
Classification: MEDIUM WOOL
Very clean combed top, in a beautiful light ash-grey sprinkled with black. We always highly recommend Corriedale for beginning spinners, because it's easy-to-handle and neither too short or too long. Well-suited for midrange, outerwear and non-garment uses.
Micron count for Corriedale can vary, but this supply is among the softest you will find, at 30, with a staple length of 3.5 to 4 inches. Felting properties are very good.
We carry many colours as well, see Fibres> Dyed Roving & Top> Wool> Ashford Corriedale.
PRODUCT of NEW ZEALAND
$6.50 – $50.17 $4.88 – $37.63
Corriedale – Medium (Top)
Classification: MEDIUM WOOL
Very clean combed top, in a lively blend of soft ash and medium grey. We always highly recommend Corriedale for beginning spinners, because it's easy-to-handle and neither too short or too long. Well-suited for midrange, outerwear and non-garment uses.
Micron count for Corriedale can vary, but this supply is among the softest you will find, at 30, with a staple length of 3.5 to 4 inches. Felting properties are very good.
We carry many colours as well, see Fibres> Dyed Roving & Top> Wool> Ashford Corriedale.
PRODUCT of NEW ZEALAND
$6.50 – $50.17 $4.88 – $37.63
Corriedale – White (Top)
Classification: MEDIUM WOOL
Very clean combed top, creamy-white in colour. We always highly recommend Corriedale for beginning spinners, because it's easy-to-handle and neither too short or too long. Well-suited for midrange, outerwear and non-garment uses.
Micron count for Corriedale can vary, but this supply is among the softest you will find, at 30, with a staple length of 3.5 to 4 inches. Felting properties are very good.
We carry many colours as well, see Fibres> Dyed Roving & Top> Wool> Ashford Corriedale.
PRODUCT of NEW ZEALAND
$6.00 – $46.31 $4.50 – $34.73
Corriedale Amethyst
This is a rich, somewhat muted dark plum-purple. Dyed 30 micron Corriedale wool top from Ashford of New Zealand.
$6.50 – $50.17 $4.88 – $37.63
Corriedale Aubergine
Ashford calls this Aubergine (French for Eggplant) but we find it's much more of a beet purply-red or burgundy-wine tone. Anyhow, it's great and a nice tone to add to the lineup. Dyed 30 micron Corriedale wool top from Ashford of New Zealand.
$6.50 – $50.17 $4.88 – $37.63
Corriedale Beansprout
Sort of an avocado green and our best-selling colour in this line. Go figure! Dyed 30 micron Corriedale wool top from Ashford of New Zealand.
$6.50 – $50.17 $4.88 – $37.63
Corriedale Blue
Rich sapphire or ultramarine blue. Dyed 30 micron Corriedale wool top from Ashford of New Zealand.
$6.50 – $50.17 $4.88 – $37.63