I’ve been quiet on the blog recently, but busy busy with the dye pots! There’s been a secret project I’ll be able to reveal in Autumn and some plotting and planning of new things.
I’ll be announcing my new Orchard Collection later in the week. Four new colours on a lace weight yarn sourced from a single flock, all dyed with natural dyes of course. Until the big announcement, here’s a sneaky peak.
Masham fibre bundle
Mix and Match Masham Fibre bundles went down really well at Wharfe Wool Fair recently. All hand dyed with various natural dyes, 25g bundles in lots of inspiring colours. I’ve now put together some sets of five bundles available now on Etsy.
Masham fibre bundle
Masham is a lovely fibre, long in staple length and with a good lustre. The Masham sheep is bred from a Teeswater or Wensleydale ram (hence the length and lustre) and a Dalesbred or Swaledale ewe.
Masham fibre bundle
Masham is great for felting projects or perhaps for spinning for a colourwork project. Like Wensleydale, the fibre should be spun with a low twist otherwise the resulting yarn can be a bit coarse and string-like.
Masham fibre bundle
Some of the Masham samples went to Fibreholics for the June round of sample bags. The four bundles pictured in this post are the ones now available on Etsy.