dyed roving and top – The Fibre Garden

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

$10.50 – $42.90 Select options

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

~~$10.50 – $42.90~~ $7.88 – $32.18

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Bamboo Top – Espresso

100% Viscose/Rayon of Bamboo. Deep and rich coffee brown. PRODUCT of CHINA

$5.75 – $23.40 Select options

Bamboo Top – Topaz

100% Viscose/Rayon of Bamboo. Beautiful and shiny amber gold, richer than the photo portrays. PRODUCT of CHINA

$5.75 – $23.49 Select options

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 Select options

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 Select options

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 Select options

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 Select options

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 Select options

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.

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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 Select options

Corriedale Blue

Rich sapphire or ultramarine blue. Dyed 30 micron Corriedale wool top from Ashford of New Zealand.

$6.50 – $50.17 Select options

Corriedale Blueberry Pie

A medium blue that leans towards violet. Our most popular blue in this line. Dyed 30 micron Corriedale wool top from Ashford of New Zealand.

$6.50 – $50.17 Select options

Corriedale Blush

Ashford renamed this in 2018, formerly known as "Skin". A very useful tone of very soft ivory pink. Dyed 30 micron Corriedale wool top from Ashford of New Zealand.

$6.50 – $50.17 Select options

Corriedale Butterscotch

Warm golden brown. Looks smashing with Toffee or Nutmeg. Dyed 30 micron Corriedale wool top from Ashford of New Zealand.

$6.50 – $50.17 Select options

Corriedale Candy Floss

Soft but not whussy pink, a rose pink rather than baby pink. Dyed 30 micron Corriedale wool top from Ashford of New Zealand.

$6.50 – $50.17 Select options

Corriedale Cheesecake

Medium-soft and pleasing golden orange, a bit like mild cheddar cheese. Dyed 30 micron Corriedale wool top from Ashford of New Zealand.

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Corriedale Cherry Red

Not a pinkish cherry, but rather a medium-dark red - the best red in the lineup we think. Dyed 30 micron Corriedale wool top from Ashford of New Zealand.

$6.50 – $50.17 Select options