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Yak Grey-brown 50/Merino 50
$11.00 – $44.95
50% Yak (18.5 micron) / 50% Merino wool
Fine and clean combed top with an overall ash-grey/brown colour but peppered with darker and lighter streaks. An unusual luxury blend that makes spinning Yak much easier than all by itself. From Ashland Bay.
PRODUCT of CHINA
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Merino – Superwash White 22mic (Top)
SUPERWASH Merino. Classification: FINE WOOL
The most common fibre offered as Superwash, this is lovely combed Merino top in an ivory-white colour. Micron count is 22, which is plenty soft for against the skin wear and a multitude of other uses. Perfect for knitting items that require easy laundering. Wool is conditioned through an enzyme process that strips off the outer scales, which prevents felting. This also makes for a different effect during the dyeing process, because Superwash fibre sucks up the dye quickly.
Merino rates high for softness. Staple length is generally 2.5 to 4 inches. The Superwash treatment makes for a slippery feel during spinning when compared to untreated Merino, so it's not necessarily a good choice for beginners.
NOTE: Superwash fibre is NOT GOOD FOR FELTING.
PRODUCT of NEW ZEALAND
Yak, Brown 50/Cultivated Silk 50
50% Yak / 50% Cultivated Silk
Absolute luxury best describes this exotic blend from Ashland Bay. The combination of the two fibres somehow gives an almost metallic appearance, better than either alone! This would overdye like a dream, if you dare. The colour is sort of silvery brown but streaky at the same time. We think this wants to be spun lace weight but no doubt it would make superb bulkier yarns as well. Clean combed top, and easy to spin.
PRODUCT of UNITED KINGDOM
BFL 75/Silk 25 (Top)
75% Blue-faced Leicester wool / 25% Tussah silk
Very clean combed top. Staple length around 6 to 7 inches. A super-soft blend in a luminous, pearly-looking ivory white. The sort of fibre you want to fall asleep on, it's so soft. Absolutely perfect for against-the-skin garments. Or perhaps a lace shawl since this ought to make fantastic lace yarn. From Ashland Bay, this replaces our previous 80/20 blend.
Sugar Candy Merino – Provence
100% 19 micron Merino wool top.
Almost like marble, this is soft lavender-mauve with streaks of cream, ash and a wee touch of charcoal.
PRODUCT of ITALY
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