Description

About the fiibre

Approximate staple length 90mm. Approximate micron count 33.

Medium to medium-coarse

56’s refers to the fineness category of the wool, under the English Spinning Count system; 56 is just about the medium of medium wools in the progression. This product is a standard blend, suitable for hand spinning, felting, and a variety of other uses.

Each bag contains 100g of fibre.

Milled in the UK with fibres sourced from the UK.

About the breed

This is a blend of wools from various sheep breeds, all from sheep raised and sheared in the UK. Having wool of mixedorigins makes it is a good value for the fineness of the wool.

It a great choice for spinners looking for larger amounts of wool to play with, as well as for felters, especially those needing a light neutral “core” wool for sculptures.

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Chris Gunns / Sheep grazing, Maughold