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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 – 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)
100% Viscose of Bamboo.
Very clean combed top, pearly-white in colour. Staple length is 3.5 to 4 inches.
PRODUCT of CHINA

Bamboo Bast (Top)
100% Bamboo bast fibre.
Clean and tidy combed top. This type of Bamboo comes from the stem fibres, produced in a way similar to flax or hemp. It's different from the more common viscose or rayon type of Bamboo. To our hands it feels finer than hemp or flax, more akin to Ramie. The natural colour is ivory-cream, with a medium lustre. Staple length is around 4 to 5 inches.
PRODUCT of CHINA

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

Cotton Top – Bay
100% Cotton.
Very rich and saturated medium-dark turquoise blue.
PRODUCT of ITALY

Cotton Top – Caipirinha
100% Egyptian Cotton.
Lovely rich lime green with avocado leanings. Named for Brazil's national cocktail, a sweetened rum and lime concoction. Staple length is 1 to 1.5 inches, and reportedly easy to spin.
PRODUCT of ITALY

Cotton Top – Cyclamen
100% Cotton.
True to name, this is a medium cyclamen pink.
PRODUCT of ITALY

Cotton Top – Darkness
100% Cotton.
Absolutely terrific pitch black.
PRODUCT of ITALY

Cotton Top – Dream
100% Cotton.
Medium-dark blue that leans just slightly towards violet.
PRODUCT of ITALY

Cotton Top – Ireland
100% Cotton.
Very difficult to photograph because of the reflection! Ireland is stunning on anything the mill dyes it on, and always comes out a rich medium-dark teal.
PRODUCT of ITALY

Cotton Top – Lavender
100% Cotton.
A beautiful medium mauve purple. My sister had a bridesmaid dress exactly this colour in 1970.
PRODUCT of ITALY