Drum roll please! Introducing this new Cotswold true lace on June 6th, 2021.
Cotswold Yarn is one of the most lustrous and strong fibers of all the Longwool breeds. This makes it the perfect wool for a fine and drapey lace weight yarn. Its two ply structure is correct for both weaving and lace knitting.
design: 2-ply, semi-worsted spun; lustrous, silky and strong. size: lace weight, 23-24 wpi/ 2750 yds per lb suggested needles: 1-6 (US) length: approximately 230 yds/210 meters weight: approximately 1.75 oz./50 grams (two skeins qualify for SE2SE sticker) care: yarn is pre-washed. Hand wash warm with low agitation, lay flat to dry or can be dry cleaned.
fiber source: hand selected fleeces from Davlin Farm in Loudoun County, Virginia fiber content: 100% Cotswold wool. Cotswold is an English Longwool breed probably developed with Leicester genetics. Imported into North America in 1832, it is mostly used for cross breeding rams in the commercial sheep business. The sheep grow 8" to 10" staple of wool in a year in bold, open locks. The fleece is white, very lustrous and strong. It felts quite well, including on the sheep if care is not taken. As with other strong Longwool breeds, it is traditionally used for lace shawls.
preparation: the fleece has been scoured, picked and run through a large carder at a one of many small mills we work with here in the mid-Atlantic and other areas of the US. Most are carded roving has fibers going in many directions, loosely organized. Appropriate for woolen or semi-worsted spinning techniques. A few have also been pin-drafted for semi-worsted spinning. dyed-in-the-wool: the fleece was dyed prior to processing at the mill. This allows blending of different color fibers in the picking and carding process, sometimes with undyed wool as well to create interesting blends of heathered colors with more depth and easier drafting. kettle dyed: the finished roving has been dyed in a vat. Roving doesn't draft as easily and is a single color
We are almost to the bottom of the bins on this yarn. Clearance starting April 26th. There will be a few new colors coming over the coming weeks, but when it's gone, it's gone!
Cotswold Yarn is one of the most lustrous and strong fibers of all the Longwool breeds, but the young lambs first clip is much softer, and that is what is in this lustrous, textured yarn. An extremely small batch, this second spin is uneven and has some slubs. Fabulous texture, but need to design for it. Love it for a painted warp and works well in knitted lace.
design: 2-ply, semi-worsted spun; lustrous and silky but uneven and a little slubby. size: fingering weight, 24 wpi, 1600 yds per pound suggested needles: 3 or 4 (US) length: approximately 365 yards/333 meters weight: right on or a smidge under 4 oz/113 grams care: yarn is pre-washed. hand wash warm with low agitation, lay flat to dry or can be dry cleaned.
fiber source: hand selected fleeces from Davlin Farm in Loudoun County, Virginia fiber content: 100% Cotswold lambswool. Cotswold is an English Longwool breed probably developed with Leicester genetics. Imported into North America in 1832, it is mostly used for cross breeding rams in the commercial sheep business. The sheep grow 8" to 10" staple of wool in a year in bold, open locks. The fleece is white, very lustrous and strong. It felts quite well, including on the sheep if care is not taken. As with other strong Longwool breeds, lambswool is traditionally used for lace shawls.
