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Shetland Wool Yarn dyed Purple 3.7 oz/275 yds

Shetland Wool Yarn dyed Purple 3.7 oz/275 yds

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This offer is for 3.7 ounces of shetland yarn from our ewe Lily. I dyed this with Cushing's acid dye, purple. It is a 2 ply yarn, about 275 yards. (rule of thumb, 250 yards = hat). Lily's wool is softish with some crimp. The wool is handspun by me, so there is some inconsistency in the guage, but I would characterize this yarn as semi worsted. I would suggest using this fiber for something with drape and flow, like a shawl, scarf or free flow sweater. I have another skein from this same dye lot in my store if you need more yardage. You may see in the picture that I include a nice photo of the sheep that the fiber came from attached to the skein of yarn.

Other than shearing, I am responsible for all other aspects of prepping the fiber into yarn. I wash the wool with regular laundry soap. Once the wool dries, I flick card the locks, which thoroughly removes dirt and debris. Flick carding also removes dry tips, which prevents noils and pills. After I've flicked the locks, I spin them up.

We raise shetland sheep on our small family farm. We usually have around 20 or so adults that we use for breeding stock. Please check out our website and blog for more information on our sheep.

www.wpshetlands.homestead.com www.whisperingpinesshetlands.blogspot.com.

I hope you enjoy this yarn.

Added on Nov 04, 2009