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Hand Dyed Yarns

Luxurious yarns, each hand dyed to create unique, individual skeins. The yarn we use is sourced from the very best quality producers with the highest practice in animal husbandry and environmental policies.

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Merino

Only extra fine (19.5 micron) fleece used for this yarn, only from farms who do NOT employ mulesing practices. Is is supersoft against the skin, strong and durable with natural elasticity to help garments maintain their shape. Merino is highly breathable, wicking moisture away from the body helping you stay cool in summer and warm in winter. Naturally antimicrobial it repels dirt and odors. Worsted spun from extra long staple fibers for a super silky, strong yarn.

Hand-Dyed Yarn: 100% Merino, aran

Hand-Dyed Yarn: 100% Merino, aran

£22.00
Only 1 available
Hand-Dyed Yarn: 100% Merino, aran - 1

Hand-Dyed Yarn: 100% Merino, aran - 1

£24.00
Only 1 available
Hand-Dyed Yarn: 100% Merino, aran - 2

Hand-Dyed Yarn: 100% Merino, aran - 2

£24.00
Only 1 available
Hand-Dyed Yarn: 100% Merino, aran - 4

Hand-Dyed Yarn: 100% Merino, aran - 4

£24.00
Only 1 available
Hand-Dyed Yarn: 100% Merino, aran - 5

Hand-Dyed Yarn: 100% Merino, aran - 5

£24.00
Only 1 available
Hand-Dyed Yarn: 100% Merino, aran - 6

Hand-Dyed Yarn: 100% Merino, aran - 6

£24.00
Only 1 available
Hand-Dyed Yarn: 100% Merino, aran - 7

Hand-Dyed Yarn: 100% Merino, aran - 7

£24.00
Only 1 available
Hand-Dyed Yarn: 100% Merino, super chunky

Hand-Dyed Yarn: 100% Merino, super chunky

£22.00
Only 1 available
Hand-Dyed Yarn: 75% Merino, 25% silk, 4ply

Hand-Dyed Yarn: 75% Merino, 25% silk, 4ply

£26.00
Only 1 available
Hand-Dyed Yarn: 75% Merino, 25% silk, 4ply

Hand-Dyed Yarn: 75% Merino, 25% silk, 4ply

£26.00
Only 1 available
Hand-Dyed Yarn: 75% Merino, 25% silk, 4ply

Hand-Dyed Yarn: 75% Merino, 25% silk, 4ply

£26.00
Only 1 available
Hand-Dyed Yarn: 75% Merino, 25% silk, 4ply

Hand-Dyed Yarn: 75% Merino, 25% silk, 4ply

£26.00
Only 1 available
Hand-Dyed Yarn: 100% Merino, super chunky

Hand-Dyed Yarn: 100% Merino, super chunky

£22.00
Only 1 available
Hand-Dyed Yarn: 75% Merino, 25% silk, 4ply

Hand-Dyed Yarn: 75% Merino, 25% silk, 4ply

£26.00
Only 1 available
Hand-Dyed Yarn: 75% Merino, 25% silk, 4 ply

Hand-Dyed Yarn: 75% Merino, 25% silk, 4 ply

£26.00
Only 1 available
Hand-Dyed Yarn: Merino, fingering weight

Hand-Dyed Yarn: Merino, fingering weight

£22.00
Only 1 available
Hand-Dyed Yarn: Merino, fingering weight

Hand-Dyed Yarn: Merino, fingering weight

£22.00
2 available
Hand-Dyed Yarn: Merino, fingering weight

Hand-Dyed Yarn: Merino, fingering weight

£22.00
Only 1 available
Hand-Dyed Yarn: 100% Merino, dk

Hand-Dyed Yarn: 100% Merino, dk

£22.00
Only 1 available
Hand-Dyed Yarn: 100% Merino, aran

Hand-Dyed Yarn: 100% Merino, aran

£22.00
Only 1 available
Hand-Dyed Yarn: 100% Merino, aran

Hand-Dyed Yarn: 100% Merino, aran

£22.00
Only 1 available
Hand-Dyed Yarn: 100% Merino, DK

Hand-Dyed Yarn: 100% Merino, DK

£22.00
Only 1 available
Hand-Dyed Yarn: 100% Merino, 4 ply

Hand-Dyed Yarn: 100% Merino, 4 ply

£22.00
Only 1 available
Hand-Dyed Yarn: 100% Merino, chunky - 1 3

Hand-Dyed Yarn: 100% Merino, chunky - 1 3

£24.00
Only 1 available
Hand-Dyed Yarn: 100% Merino, chunky - 2

Hand-Dyed Yarn: 100% Merino, chunky - 2

£24.00
Only 1 available
Hand-Dyed Yarn: 100% Merino, chunky - 2 3

Hand-Dyed Yarn: 100% Merino, chunky - 2 3

£24.00
Only 1 available
Hand-Dyed Yarn: 100% Merino, chunky - 3

Hand-Dyed Yarn: 100% Merino, chunky - 3

£24.00
Only 1 available
Hand-Dyed Yarn: 100% Merino, chunky - 4

Hand-Dyed Yarn: 100% Merino, chunky - 4

£24.00
Only 1 available
Hand-Dyed Yarn: 100% Merino, chunky - 3 2

Hand-Dyed Yarn: 100% Merino, chunky - 3 2

£24.00
Only 1 available
Hand-Dyed Yarn: 100% Merino, chunky

Hand-Dyed Yarn: 100% Merino, chunky

£22.00
Only 1 available
Hand-Dyed Yarn: 100% Merino, chunky

Hand-Dyed Yarn: 100% Merino, chunky

£22.00
Only 1 available
Hand-Dyed Yarn: 100% Merino, chunky

Hand-Dyed Yarn: 100% Merino, chunky

£22.00
Only 1 available
Hand-Dyed Yarn: 75% Merino, 25% Mulberry Silk, DK

Hand-Dyed Yarn: 75% Merino, 25% Mulberry Silk, DK

£26.00
Only 1 available
Hand-Dyed Yarn: 75% Merino, 25% Mulberry Silk, DK

Hand-Dyed Yarn: 75% Merino, 25% Mulberry Silk, DK

£26.00
Only 1 available

British Bluefaced Leicester

The finest commercial sheep fleece available in the UK today, all the fleeces for this yarn are sourced from UK farmers. It has a unique character combining next-to-skin softness with smooth texture and sheen. The long staple length creates a strong, silky fiber with low pilling when worn

Baby Alpaca

The finest of the worlds clip of baby alpaca fleece is used for this yarn to create the most sublime, soft, squishy, lustrous yarn. Alpaca is not a wool, it contains no lanolin, making it hypoallergenic, next-to-skin soft and has greater insulative properties than wool!

Hand-Dyed Yarn: Baby Alpaca, 4 ply

Hand-Dyed Yarn: Baby Alpaca, 4 ply

£24.00
Only 1 available
Hand-Dyed Yarn: Baby Alpaca, 4 ply - 1

Hand-Dyed Yarn: Baby Alpaca, 4 ply - 1

£26.00
Only 1 available
Hand-Dyed Yarn: Baby Alpaca, 4 ply - 1 2

Hand-Dyed Yarn: Baby Alpaca, 4 ply - 1 2

£24.00
Only 1 available
Hand-Dyed Yarn: Baby Alpaca, 4 ply - 2

Hand-Dyed Yarn: Baby Alpaca, 4 ply - 2

£26.00
Only 1 available
Hand-Dyed Yarn: Baby Alpaca, 4 ply - 2 2

Hand-Dyed Yarn: Baby Alpaca, 4 ply - 2 2

£24.00
Only 1 available
Hand-Dyed Yarn: Baby Alpaca, 4 ply - 3

Hand-Dyed Yarn: Baby Alpaca, 4 ply - 3

£26.00
Only 1 available
Hand-Dyed Yarn: Baby Alpaca, 4 ply - 3 2

Hand-Dyed Yarn: Baby Alpaca, 4 ply - 3 2

£24.00
Only 1 available
Hand-Dyed Yarn: Baby Alpaca, 4 ply - 4

Hand-Dyed Yarn: Baby Alpaca, 4 ply - 4

£26.00
Only 1 available
Hand-Dyed Yarn: Baby Alpaca, 4 ply - 4 2

Hand-Dyed Yarn: Baby Alpaca, 4 ply - 4 2

£24.00
Only 1 available
Hand-Dyed Yarn: Baby Alpaca, 4 ply - 5

Hand-Dyed Yarn: Baby Alpaca, 4 ply - 5

£26.00
Only 1 available
Hand-Dyed Yarn: Baby Alpaca, 4 ply - 5 2

Hand-Dyed Yarn: Baby Alpaca, 4 ply - 5 2

£24.00
Only 1 available
Hand-Dyed Yarn: Baby Alpaca, 4 ply - 6

Hand-Dyed Yarn: Baby Alpaca, 4 ply - 6

£24.00
Only 1 available
Hand-Dyed Yarn: Baby Alpaca and mulberry silk, lace

Hand-Dyed Yarn: Baby Alpaca and mulberry silk, lace

£26.00
Only 1 available
Hand-Dyed Yarn: Baby Alpaca lace

Hand-Dyed Yarn: Baby Alpaca lace

£26.00
Only 1 available
Hand-Dyed Yarn: Baby Alpaca and mulberry silk, lace

Hand-Dyed Yarn: Baby Alpaca and mulberry silk, lace

£26.00
Only 1 available
Hand-Dyed Yarn: Baby Alpaca, Aran

Hand-Dyed Yarn: Baby Alpaca, Aran

£26.00
Only 1 available
Hand-Dyed Yarn: Baby Alpaca, Aran

Hand-Dyed Yarn: Baby Alpaca, Aran

£26.00
Only 1 available
Hand-Dyed Yarn: Baby Alpaca, 4 ply

Hand-Dyed Yarn: Baby Alpaca, 4 ply

£24.00
Only 1 available
Hand-Dyed Yarn: Baby Alpaca, sock

Hand-Dyed Yarn: Baby Alpaca, sock

£24.00
Only 1 available
Hand-Dyed Yarn: 75% Alpaca, 25% silk, 4 ply

Hand-Dyed Yarn: 75% Alpaca, 25% silk, 4 ply

£26.00
Only 1 available
Hand-Dyed Yarn: 75% Alpaca, 25% silk, 4 ply

Hand-Dyed Yarn: 75% Alpaca, 25% silk, 4 ply

£26.00
Only 1 available
Hand-Dyed Yarn: 75% Alpaca, 25% silk, fingering weight

Hand-Dyed Yarn: 75% Alpaca, 25% silk, fingering weight

£26.00
Only 1 available
Hand-Dyed Yarn: Baby Alpaca, DK

Hand-Dyed Yarn: Baby Alpaca, DK

£24.00
Only 1 available
Hand-Dyed Yarn: Baby Alpaca, DK

Hand-Dyed Yarn: Baby Alpaca, DK

£24.00
Only 1 available
Hand-Dyed Yarn: Baby Alpaca & silk, 4 ply

Hand-Dyed Yarn: Baby Alpaca & silk, 4 ply

£26.00
Only 1 available

Our Own Fleece's Yarn!

These truly special yarns are spun from our own sheep's fleece with a few additional ones from my friends flock also on the Isle of Lewis. The blend from fleeces from 2024 comprised Icelandic lambswool, Gotland cross lambswool, Gotland cross adult fleece, Shetland and our cheviot/Shetland/Texel cross ram Teddy Thunderpants! We have natural undyed skeins and ones I have dyed, each one of a kind.

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