Rowan Purelife – The British Sheep Breeds Collection (ZB76) features 12 designs by Marie Wallin; 8 women’s, 2 men’s and 2 unisex using British Sheep Breeds Wool.
Posted in British, Knitting, projects, wool, Yarn Tagged baaramewe, British breeds sheep, British breeds wool, finished object, knitting, North Ronaldsay, rare breeds, shawl, Ysolda Black Welsh Posted on February 5, 2011 by Melanie

BRITISH BREEDS is made from four different British sheep breeds: Bluefaced Leicester; Exmoor Horn; Wensleydale; Zwartbles; The wool fiber from each breed adds a certain characteristic to the yarn. Since the launch of the Aire Valley there have lots of additions to the colour ranges, including the Cocktail Range (2016) Also check out their 100% Blue Face Leicester yarns 50g/112m £4.85. Some British breeds naturally produce coloured fleeces used, without dye, for their special effects. There is so much lovely yarn in this country, as you know, so why would you want to use anything else?

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Rare breed British wools are not the softest when unblended with other fibres such as alpaca or angora but they have such a lot of character. Our yarn is made out of 100% pure and natural fibres - wool, alpaca, linen and mohair. The wool fibre from each breed adds a certain characteristic to the … They buy local fleece where possible and … The postie came yesterday, hurrah hurrah! Every combination is a winner!British Breeds is made from four different British sheep breeds: Bluefaced Leicester, Exmoor Horn, Wensleydale and Zwartbles. Fibre Content: British Wool: 100% Season: Autumn Winter Yarn Ball Weight: 50g Yarn Meterage/Yardage: 120/131 Tension/Gauge Stitches: 22 Tension/Gauge Rows: 30. TOP 18 WOOL PRODUCING SHEEP BREEDS Columbia Sheep. Discover (and save!)

As keen supporters of traditional British crafts and breeds, they use a full herdwick fleece in each of their handmade luxury mattresses. BRITISH BREEDS YARN. Shepherd's Delight Jacob wool and cross-breed wool from … Quality British Yarn We produce high quality British yarn, products and patterns. A carefully curated color palette that Marie insured will work well together in Fair Isle knitting, but also would be beautiful for single color projects.

Wool Type: Ultra fine-wool fleece Length: Good staple length of 2.6 to 3.9 inches. I like to know that the yarn I buy is supporting British farmers. BRITISH BREEDS GIFT BOX. BRITISH BREEDS is Marie Wallin’s signature yarn - a beautiful, soft, bouncy 4 ply yarn.
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British Breeds Yarn - Marie Wallin British Breeds is made from four different British sheep breeds.

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Melanie.