Choose from one of our stock colours, a 50g Mixed Selection or specify that special colour, unique to you (Minimum 50g).
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Locks or Long Curls are approximately finger-sized sections of wool that tend to stay together when shorn from the sheep.
Locks are ideal for adding texture to a woven or felted project and are often used to produce: fairy hair, unicorn or animal manes, gnome or Santa beards. Locks can be Lock-spun to produce highly textured yarns.
All of our fleece is 100% usable, hand-washed, air-dried and Artisan dyed on-site in small batches using vinegar mordant dyes.
If colour is important for your project:
We dye both strong solid colours, as well as pleasing subtle pastels and natural marls.
- Because each dye lot, batch and fleece is different, please ensure that you purchase enough to complete your project. Colours may vary.
- Please contact us if you have the need for a specific colour, we can Dye-to Order. Simply quote the PANTONE that you need and we'll do the rest...
We only use Acetic acid (Vinegar mordant) dyes. These are guaranteed to be colour-fast and completely free of harmful substances, both for the Environment and wearer. So called 'Natural' dyes, while they use plant extracts to obtain the colour, to obtain a colour-fast result one usually needs to use some fairly nasty [Aluminium, Tin, Iron, Copper, Chromium metal] mordants, or live with a dye that quickly fades or changes colour when exposed to light. Personally, we prefer a safe 'manufactured' dye that only needs vinegar to fix.
The Fleece
GOTLAND
Gotland fleece from the Felsted flock of pedigree Gotland sheep is soft and non-prickly. It offers a lustrous soft crimp and a very high warmth to weight ratio.
When dyed, the naturally varying Gotland shades of Silver through Grey to Black, work to create a subtle range of colours and marl effects.
Adult fleece: Typically 29 - 34 microns
Lamb fleece: Typically mid -20 microns. (Listed separately from October onward, when available.)
Also available un-dyed, as Natural Silvers, through Greys to Black.
All of our Packaging is compostable.