Salmon Pink Double Knit British BFL Wool Yarn (318)
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Dyed with organic homegrown Madder on the luxurious totally British worsted spun double knitting base, commercially spun in Yorkshire from British Blue Faced Leicester sheep. This double knit British yarn is hand-dyed using minimal input method based on over 3,000 years of sustainable dyeing. It is a lovely salmon pink colour. To me, this yarn beats Merino wool everyday of the week for lustre and softness. It is skin soft and wraps you in a warm cosiness.
What the yarn is great for
British blue faced Leicester worsted spun double knitting yarn is a beautiful, luxurious yarn suitable for all sorts of woolly crafts including weaving, knitting and crochet. Need help on amounts? Then read How Much Yarn do I need to knit….?
Need help?
Please don’t hesitate to contact me via email (I am often looking after animals!) on info@dorsetwool.co.uk
If there isn’t enough of a colour you love, please let me know and I will create a larger batch for you!
Gift?
Is this a gift? Then let me know and it can be gift wrapped or a note added. If you are not sure what to buy, either contact me or maybe buy a gift card
Environmental Impact
If you are looking for an ethical product with a low carbon footprint, look no further.
The key points:
- British grown and processed yarn
- Soap is bio-degradable
- Dyed with homegrown organic plant dyes
Be aware
Once a specific colour is gone, it is gone! Due to the nature of natural dyes (the dye pigment varies with weather and time of day it is harvested), it is impossible to exactly colour match, although I can get close. Therefore, if you see something you love don’t hesitate to buy and make sure you order enough for your project.
The colours in the photos are the best match I can make, but there is variation between screens and devices.
Shipping
All items are sent 2nd class small parcel Royal Mail.
Blue Faced Leicester Sheep
The Bluefaced Leicester (BFL) is a longwool breed of sheep which evolved from a breeding scheme of Robert Bakewell, in Dishley, Leicestershire in the eighteenth century. This breed is raised primarily for meat to cross with other breeds to create mules.
BFL sheep have curly, fine, lustrous wool which is one of the softest of the UK clip. The fleeces are not very heavy, only weighing 1 to 3 kg. It spins up beautiful to create this lovely soft, but strong yarn.
Care
If dyed with Weld or Madder, the yarn will have been heated to boiling point and simmered for up to an hour. Therefore most possible shrinkage will have occurred.
I am brave, because I wash my wool in the washing machine on a wool wash with specialist wool care soap. I also add some hair conditioner for the final conditioning rinse to keep the yarn soft.
If you are not so brave, then please hand wash in warm water, using the wool care soap and hair conditioner to maintain the soft feel of the wool.
I have written an article on How to Wash Wool
| Weight | 0.025 kg |
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