50G/100G SKEIN OF PURE ORGANIC WOOL DK YARN PLANT-DYED FROM EN ESPAÑA

A 50g skein of organic 100% wool yarn (DK) spun from wool from our flock of Lleyn sheep farmed to organic standards for over 25 years. The wool is gently plant-dyed in small batches. This wool is gentle to the environment and to you. DK thickness approx length 100m (108 yards) per 50g and 13wpi. I measure the length of the wool quite conservatively without stretching the wool unduly. Lleyns are a British breed of sheep, originally from Angelsey in Wales and reputed, in the very distant past, to have Merino ancestors in the mix. It is a medium soft woollen spun yarn with a good amount of bounce which takes dye and washes well and is lovely to knit or crochet with. It is suitable for making items to wear for all ages: scarves, hats, gloves, jumpers, cardigans, baby bootees, cot blankets, Fairisle knitting, to make dolls, and toy animals, to make phone socks, egg cosies or other items. I dye the wool in small bathes using organic plants from my garden, a small selection of plant extracts and cochineal (not a plant), and some plants from elsewhere, without the use of potentially harmful metal mordants. This creates a palette of soft gentle colours. The natural process allows for subtle variations of colour, making each batch and the item you create with it unique. You will see from the drop down menu how many I have of each colour. If some are recently sold and I have not yet updated the quantity and you order an item that is not in stock I will contact you to let you know and offer a close alternative (some colours are very similar) or refund straight away. Plants I used: Madder, Cochineal, Damson and Rhubarb in different combinations for: Rosy Glow, Rich Rosy, Rosy, Dusk, Dusky, Dusky Rose, Rosy, Dusky Pink, Rosy Dusk, Cerise, and Lilac Madder alone or in combination with other plants for: Orange Terra, Rosy Peach, Pink, Pale Peach, Peach Rose, Peach, Pale Apricot, Pale Amber Alchemilla Mollis for: Dark Honeycombe, Honeycombe, Olive Tansy for: Tansy, Pale Tansy Dock for: Spice and Butterscotch Walnut for: Walnut, Pale Walnut, Dark Walnut, Very Pale Walnut, Nutty Weld for: Pale Primrose and Pale Moss Buddleia for: Buttercup, Sunshine Yellow, Primrose, Grass, Pistachio, Pale Grass Nettle for: Nettle Honey, Pale Nettle Honey St Johns Worth for: Lattte, Dark Latte Dandelion for: Vanilla Extract bought in based on Cutch for: Cinnamon, Cerise Turmeric for: Turmeric, Pale Apricot Indigo for: Grass, Pistachio, Pale Grass I re-skein each skein, removing any knots and tangles in the process, to make it as easy as possible to wind the yarn into a ball. The wool washes well. As with all wool gentle washing is recommended, at luke-warm or cool temperatures, either by hand or on a gentle wool setting in the machine, with washing products recommended for wool. Watch the spin speed which has to be very, very gentle for wool. I hand-dye small batches but if you would like a larger batch of a colour I can dye to order, provided the plants are in stock or/and in season. It usually takes up to a week to dye and dry a batch, but for some colours the process is more lengthy. As batches are not identical the colours can vary somewhat from a previous batch. I have done my best to show colours as accurately as possible, but it is difficult to accurately reflect colours on digital appliances. If you would like more details on a colour do ask me. I can also take a photo of the skeins you will be sent for approval before posting. My woolbands are made with recycled paper, outer packaging is recyclable (& made from sugarcane) and for inner packaging I re-use clean packaging or if non available paper, or non-plastic cellophane. I try to keep my prices as reasonable as possible but the cost of the carding and spinning at the mill and also the postage have risen a lot recently so sadly I have also had to raise my prices this year.