Shetland Wool Natural Brown Yarn 5.4 oz/203 yds

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This offer is for 5.4 ounces of shetland yarn from our ewe, Petunia. This is not dyed, the color is the natural color of the ewe. Its brown, but in the Shetland nomenclature, it is called moorit. Petunia's wool always spun up with really pretty taupe highlights. It is a 2 ply yarn, about 203 yards. (rule of thumb, 250 yards = hat). Petunia was one of our first ewes, she has since been sold to a nice shepherdess in Marilla, NY. Her fleece was a little on the short side, 4-5 inches, but had a nice crimp and soft handle. The wool is handspun by me, and I will say it was made early on in my spinning career...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. 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. If you need more yardage, I have a another skein from this same fleece in my store.

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

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