need more information to find the right yarn for your project?
read about the characteristics of different breeds and types of wool and
honeycomb tunic pattern
$ 7.00
yarns for knitters, crocheters and weavers
we love wool! selecting healthy fleece and using gentle processing at small US mills, we create small-batch yarns that are lively and feel good. touching our yarns is like touching the sheep from which it came.
Tunis double twist
$ 20.00
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roving & fleece for spinners and felters
hand spinners ourselves, we are thrilled that more people are making their own yarn.
available in prepared roving or washed fleece.
Most are packaged in 4 oz bags.
Romney roving & combed top
$ 12.00
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Dorset, Horned roving
$ 17.00
Karakul roving
$ 20.00
Leicester Longwool roving
$ 11.00
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harvesting wool
we hand select only good quality fleece direct from small farms within the Chesapeake Fibershed
custom spun
yarn designed to utilize the qualities
of that breed’s wool
and spun at a US mill with the right
skills & equipment to make it
hand dyed
some yarns are dyed with natural dyes, some with weak acid dyes and undyed sheep shades always available
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