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Scarletturqyel roving
This offer is for 6.7 oz of dyed corriedale roving from a fleece that was given to me from a really nice family that I met at the State Fair this summer. They had a stall right next to me, they raise Corriedales and asked me to make them something from the fiber so they can show people what Corriedale looks like after its been spun and knit. Well, the fleece is huge, and gorgeous. Really crimpy and soft. So I am having fun experimenting with dyes, and will still have plenty of fiber left to make them a nice demonstration kit. Anyways, wanted to come clean that this wool isn't from my sheep, but is still very nice. I dyed this batch with scarlet, turquoise and yellow cushing dyes. I sprinkled the three colors in separate spots, and then the agitation from the hot water blended the color for me. For this lot, the colors stayed put, so you will get a random self striping type of yarn, with contrast between the colors. The Turquoise got hit with some yellow, so turned more to green, but you can still see three distinct colors. I do have a photo of one of their ewes which I will attach to each ball of roving, not sure if she was the source of the wool, nor do I remember her name, but all their sheep were sweet and docile. For this wool, obviously I didn't raise the sheep, I started with washing the wool with regular laundry soap. After it dried, I flick carded the locks, which thoroughly removes dirt and debris. Flick carding also removes dry tips, which prevents noils and pills. After I flicked the locks, I ran them through my drum carder, then hand pulled the batts into small balls of roving, usually around 2 - 3 oz balls.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 fiber.
Scarletturqyel roving
This offer is for 6.7 oz of dyed corriedale roving from a fleece that was given to me from a really nice family that I met at the State Fair this summer. They had a stall right next to me, they raise Corriedales and asked me to make them something from the fiber so they can show people what Corriedale looks like after its been spun and knit. Well, the fleece is huge, and gorgeous. Really crimpy and soft. So I am having fun experimenting with dyes, and will still have plenty of fiber left to make them a nice demonstration kit. Anyways, wanted to come clean that this wool isn't from my sheep, but is still very nice. I dyed this batch with scarlet, turquoise and yellow cushing dyes. I sprinkled the three colors in separate spots, and then the agitation from the hot water blended the color for me. For this lot, the colors stayed put, so you will get a random self striping type of yarn, with contrast between the colors. The Turquoise got hit with some yellow, so turned more to green, but you can still see three distinct colors. I do have a photo of one of their ewes which I will attach to each ball of roving, not sure if she was the source of the wool, nor do I remember her name, but all their sheep were sweet and docile. For this wool, obviously I didn't raise the sheep, I started with washing the wool with regular laundry soap. After it dried, I flick carded the locks, which thoroughly removes dirt and debris. Flick carding also removes dry tips, which prevents noils and pills. After I flicked the locks, I ran them through my drum carder, then hand pulled the batts into small balls of roving, usually around 2 - 3 oz balls.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 fiber.