Saturday, 20 October 2012
Dyed Jacob Sheep Yarn
This yarn is spun from a fleece from a neighbouring farm. Richard, the farmer, runs a farm that takes school trips and has one or two Jacob sheep. He gives me the fleece to spin. the fleece is two tone, dark brown/grey and white. I have washed it and then carded it, then spun it and dyed it. I only did 4 skeins as a trial as I was a little unsure how they would come out. They are yellower than show on my monitor and it is a chunky yarn. It should knit up to make a very warm garment and could be used to make a design with plain Jacob yarn. I sell it at only €9.60 for 80gms as it is much quicker to prepare and not a soft as my Wensleydale, above all takes half the time to prepare
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