wool Fibers
Ashford NZ Wool Fiber to Spin and Felt
∼Fiber line #322
vendor color: 9112013 Periwinkle 013 Blueberry Pie
Ashford NZ Wool Fiber to Spin and Felt details:
Fiber content: Wool.
Ashford NZ Wool Fiber to Spin and Felt description:
Brighten your spinning and felting with colorful New Zealand Corriedale. Ashford's wool fiber has in a huge array of colors - ready to spin, blend and felt. Beginning spinners- This is your fiber! Its natural crimp, keeps it from slipping through your fingers quite as quickly. This bit of extra time makes it easier to focus on the mechanics of spinning. And don't forget the lure of colors. Even starting out it's more fun to spin with colors you like. Experienced spinners will enjoy playing with the range of available colors. Simply choose your desired colors and you are ready for a fun afternoon of experimentation or a more intense study in color theory. Mix, match, and card the solid colors to create subtle heathers and rainbow designer yarns. Creating a color wheel is easy with Ashford's primary colors. In need of a little guidance, look our many videos and DVDs on Fiber Preparation and Multicolor Blending Techniques These glorious colors can be felted alone or blended to create infinite colors. By the ounce, Ashford fiber is ideal for felting picturesque scenes, masks, children's toys – any project where you need only a small amount of a specific color. Micron 27-30.
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Black Welsh Top Wool Fiber
∼Fiber line #302
vendor color: 7575
Black Welsh Top Wool Fiber details:
Fiber content: Wool.
Black Welsh Top Wool Fiber description:
Black Welsh is remarkable for its all black fleece. The wool fiber is coarse to medium with moderate luster and good loft. Because the fleece is coarse it is most suitable for outerwear, upholstery fabric or rugs. Staple length, at 3-4 inches, is great for spinning yarn. The color makes it an interesting blending choice to create mixed natural color yarns.
Blue Face Leicester Wool Top
∼Fiber line #313
vendor color: Ecru
Blue Face Leicester Wool Top details:
Fiber content: Wool.
Blue Face Leicester Wool Top description:
Bluefaced Leicester is a fine, semi-lustrous "longwool" wool fiber, with a staple length that ranges from 3-6 inches and micron of 24-28 and 56's-60's count. Descending from the Border Leicester breed, their name comes from the fact that the skin on their head that shows through their fleece is a dark blue color. Yarns spun from this breed are very soft, yet strong.
Blue Faced Leicester Blend Wool Fiber
∼Fiber line #314
vendor color: H 1 BFLHumbug
Blue Faced Leicester Blend Wool Fiber details:
Fiber content: Wool.
Blue Faced Leicester Blend Wool Fiber description:
Bluefaced Leicester is a fine, semi-lustrous "longwool" wool fiber with a staple length that ranges from 3-6 inches and micron of 24-28 and 56's-60's count. Descending from the Border Leicester breed, their name comes from the fact that the skin on their head that shows through their fleece is a dark blue color. Yarns spun from this breed are very soft, yet strong. Blend of white, oatmeal and brown fiber colors.
Bluefaced Leicester - Natural Brown - Wool Fiber
∼Fiber line #358
vendor color:
Bluefaced Leicester - Natural Brown - Wool Fiber details:
Fiber content: Wool.
Bluefaced Leicester - Natural Brown - Wool Fiber description:
Bluefaced Leicester is a fine, semi-lustrous longwool with a staple length that ranges from 3-6 inches and micron of 24-28 and 56's-60's count. Descending from the Border Leicester breed, their name comes from the fact that the skin on their head that shows through their fleece is a dark blue color. Yarns spun from this breed are very soft, yet strong. Natural Brown color great for blending.
Brown Select Jacob
∼Fiber line #355
vendor color:
Brown Select Jacob details:
Fiber content: Wool.
Brown Select Jacob description:
Jacobs are known for their distinctive spotted white and brown fleece. Staple lengths range from 3 to 6 inches, micron 27-35 and count of 46's-54's. The amount of white verses brown varies depending upon the individual sheep. At birth the brown is most intense and gradually lightens as the sheep ages. Jacob is known for being lofty and semi-lustrous. Because of its unique characteristics, Jacob is in high demand by handspinners. We feature the dark brown fleece.
Coopworth Blend Wool Roving
∼Fiber line #312
vendor color: 7 520 ltgrey
Coopworth Blend Wool Roving details:
Fiber content: Wool.
Coopworth Blend Wool Roving description:
Coopworth wool roving is a joy to spin! Coopworth is a breed of sheep resulting from inbreeding Border Leicester and Romney Crossbreeds in New Zealand. Coopworth is blended with other New Zealand breeds to make a fleece that is characteristically silky and easy to spin. The fibers are strong and medium to Coarse in texture counts ranging from 46 –50. Staple lengths range from 4 - 6 inches. Coopworth Blend wool roving is great for beginners, because it is carded roving instead of a combed top. Made is available in three shades:
1 - natural, 2 - light grey, & 4 - dark brown
Corriedale Wool Top
∼Fiber line #316
vendor color: 47 Falkland
Corriedale Wool Top details:
Fiber content: Wool.
Corriedale Wool Top description:
Corriedale sheep were developed in Australia and New Zealand from a Merino and Lincoln Cross resulting in a wool that has a good crimp and long fiber length. Corriedale wool is relatively fine, having a wool count between 50-56, micron of 25-31, and staple lengths ranging from 3.5-6 inches. Well suited to spinning yarn, needle felting and wet felting.
Domestic Wool Top
∼Fiber line #310
vendor color: CombedWhiteTop
Domestic Wool Top details:
Fiber content: Wool.
Domestic Wool Top description:
Our domestic wool top is a blend of a variety of different sheep breeds from small farms east of the Mississipi. It is medium textured, having an average count of 54 with a micron count of 29.5-30. It will yield beautiful, natural colored worsted spun yarns. Great for pillow stuffing or center core for felting projects.
Fine White Merino Wool Top
∼Fiber line #315
vendor color: 48 Lindsay
Fine White Merino Wool Top details:
Fiber content: Wool.
Fine White Merino Wool Top description:
Merino is the softest and finest of all wools, with counts ranging from 64 - 70 and staple lengths of just over 3 inches. In addition to fine, fine, and more fine, merino fibers have a close tight crimp which gives consistent loft to spun yarn. Nice for blending, and wonderful for needle felting and wet felting. Micron count is 21.5.
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Finn Wool Fiber
∼Fiber line #307
vendor color: 7 505
Finn Wool Fiber details:
Fiber content: Wool.
Finn Wool Fiber description:
Finnsheep originated in... Finland. This wool fiber is lustrous, soft and fine. Yarn spun from Finn is suitable for a range of projects from sweaters and throws to hats and mittens. The micron count ranges from 24 - 31, staple length from 3 - 6 inches.
Hand-Dyed Blue Face Leicester Wool Fiber
∼Fiber line #318
vendor color: SeguinIslandSunrise
Hand-Dyed Blue Face Leicester Wool Fiber details:
Fiber content: Wool.
Hand-Dyed Blue Face Leicester Wool Fiber description:
Maine's own fiber artist, Linda Whiting, from Pine Star Studio has hand-dyed sock yarn and Blue Face Leicester wool fiber in 4 exclusive and limited edition colorways. Staple length 3-6" (60mm ave). Fiber count 56-60's (24-28 micron). Ideal for spinning and felting.
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Harrisville Dyed and Carded Wool Fiber
∼Fiber line #320
vendor color: 50 Black
Harrisville Dyed and Carded Wool Fiber details:
Fiber content: Wool.
Harrisville Dyed and Carded Wool Fiber description:
Felting a ball, a hat, or a pair of slippers, Harrisville Carded Wool fiber is a great choice. Harrisville's wool blend has a whisper of quick felting merino so it felts fairly quickly and creates a nice firm finished project. It's a great choice for slippers, boots, hats, mittens, and vests. Choose from the same 56 beautiful heathered colors as their knitting and weaving yarns.
Sold in 1/4 lb bags.
25 - 30 mircron count fiber for softness and loft.
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Icelandic Top Wool Fiber
∼Fiber line #306
vendor color: T 280
Icelandic Top Wool Fiber details:
Fiber content: Icelandic Wool.
Icelandic Top Wool Fiber description:
The Icelandic sheep, part of the oldest and purest breeds of sheep, is a cousin of the Shetland and Finn. The fleece is dual coated, with a fine undercoat called thel and a longer, coarser outer coat called tog. The tog fiber (fiber we carry) with a spinning count of 56's-60's, micron of 35 and staple length of 6-8" is lustrous, strong, and water-resistant. Available in 4 natural shades. White - 1, Brown, Black - 3, Grey - 4.
Jacob Blend
∼Fiber line #357
vendor color: H 3 JacobHumbugTop
Jacob Blend details:
Fiber content: Jacob Wool.
Jacob Blend description:
Jacobs are known for their distinctive spotted white and brown fleece. Staple lengths range from 3 to 6 inches, micron 27-35 and count of 46's-54's. Jacob Blend is a mix of white, grey, and black.
Maine Coast Hand-Dyed Romney Wool Fiber Blend
∼Fiber line #323
vendor color: SpruceForest
Maine Coast Hand-Dyed Romney Wool Fiber Blend details:
Fiber content: Wool.
Maine Coast Hand-Dyed Romney Wool Fiber Blend description:
Hand-dyed by Pine Star Studio for Halcyon Yarn in colors evocative of our beautiful coast of Maine. This medium soft Romney blend is a dark grey and fawn color. Recommended for learning the nuance of any handcraft application - it's great for spinning yarn, felting fiber, doll making, wet felting or needle felting. Staple length 3.5-5 inches (80-125mm). Fiber count 48s (32 micron).
Merino and Silk Top
∼Fiber line #364
vendor color: 7 172 natural
Merino and Silk Top details:
Fiber content: 80% Merino Wool/20% Silk.
Merino and Silk Top description:
The softness of merino plus the luxury of silk. This blend of 80% merino and 20% silk is great for super special projects. You'll spin lovely yarns enhanced by the sheen of silk. Beautiful spun and dyed.
Merino Prefelt - Dyed
∼Fiber line #329
vendor color: F 020 Flesh
Merino Prefelt - Dyed details:
Fiber content: 100% Merino.
Merino Prefelt - Dyed description:
Save time and effort on a variety of felting projects with our 21 micron, lightly needled merino wool prefelt in beautiful dyed colors. Use as a base and cut down on labor intensive layout time or cut into different shapes and sizes and apply to a surface. It's thick enough to be used alone or can be layered to the desired thickness. Perfect for use in nuno felting and shibori. Sold in 18"X 39" pieces.
Merino Prefelt - Natural
∼Fiber line #328
vendor color: F 001
Merino Prefelt - Natural details:
Fiber content: 100% Merino.
Merino Prefelt - Natural description:
Save time and effort on a variety of felting projects with our 21 micron, lightly needled merino wool prefelt. Use as a base and cut down on labor intensive layout time or cut into different shapes and sizes and apply to a surface. It's thick enough to be used alone or can be layered to the desired thickness. Perfect for use in nuno felting and shibori. Available in natural white, but will dye well with either Country Classic Dyes or Wash Fast Acid Dyes. 1 meter wide. Sold in 1 yd and 5 yd lengths.
Merino Top Wool Fiber
∼Fiber line #325
vendor color: 61 Scarlet
Merino Top Wool Fiber details:
Fiber content: 100% Merino.
Merino Top Wool Fiber description:
Merino, perhaps one of the finest of all sheep breeds, produces a wool fiber that is a treat to handle. Its extreme softness makes it a great choice for baby wear, as well as for any item that will be worn next to the skin. And don't forget felting. Merino produces a very firm felt that is usually very finished in appearance. Use fine gauge needles for needle felting; It's a great choice for Nuno felt and wet felting in general. 23 micron, 64's count Merino.
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Multi-Colored Merino Wool Top
∼Fiber line #321
vendor color: Calm
Multi-Colored Merino Wool Top details:
Fiber content: Wool.
Multi-Colored Merino Wool Top description:
These heather combinations spin into beautiful yarns. Often times, a wool roving or top with all the colors of the rainbow looks beautiful as wool fiber, but spins into drab yarn... Not the case here! Highlights and shadows work together creating yarns with which you'll want to knit, crochet, weave, etc. It's another great choice for needle or wet felting. 21.5 micron.
Romney Felting Fiber
∼Fiber line #309
vendor color: White
Romney Felting Fiber details:
Fiber content: Wool.
Romney Felting Fiber description:
Our needle felting fiber is carded romney. The fiber is a bit more coarse than the fibers of the traditional breeds used in wet felting, such as merino. The romney needle felting fiber has a staple length of 2" - 3" and a micron count of 31 - 34 for dyed and white, natural grey and fawn are 38-40. This is advantageous in needle felting because coarser fiber is less likely to show holes. But don't limit its use to needle felting. It Can be used in traditional wet felting. Just be aware the finished felt will be more rustic in appearance. The fiber is packaged in 1/4 lb bags.
Romney Wool Fiber Blend - Dark Grey/Fawn
∼Fiber line #326
vendor color: 234
Romney Wool Fiber Blend - Dark Grey/Fawn details:
Fiber content: Wool.
Romney Wool Fiber Blend - Dark Grey/Fawn description:
Blend of Romney fiber to create a soft, bouncy sliver. First scoured to eliminate grease and dirt. Then carded and gilled into a sliver (rope-like) form. This wool is recommended f or learning the nuance of any handcraft application - spinning, felting, doll making, or needle felting. Staple length 3.5-5 inches (80-125mm). Fiber count 48s (32 micron).
Romney Wool Top
∼Fiber line #317
vendor color: 21
Romney Wool Top details:
Fiber content: Wool.
Romney Wool Top description:
Nearly every spinner has spun Romney wool fiber at some time - many of us learned on it. Our natural white Romney wool top is sure to become one of your favorites. With a count of 44 - 48, tends to be a little coarser and has wider crimp than Corriedale wool fiber. The staple lengths range from 5 - 7 inches.
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Shetland Blend Top Wool Fiber
∼Fiber line #304
vendor color: H 2 ShetlandHumbugTop
Shetland Blend Top Wool Fiber details:
Fiber content: Wool.
Shetland Blend Top Wool Fiber description:
Shetland is a soft and downy "shortwool" wool fiber believed to have orgins in Scandinavia. Today, the breed is most often found on the Shetland Islands. The staple length ranges from 2 to 5 inches, 30-40 micron, and 50-56 count. It is well suited for spinning fine yarns, making it perfect for lace knitting. It felts very well. In fact, caution should be taken when washing items made from Shetland because irreversible changes can occur. Shetland wool is available in range of natural colors. We stock blended top in white/moorit.
Shetland Moorit
∼Fiber line #356
vendor color: FA 23
Shetland Moorit details:
Fiber content: Wool.
Shetland Moorit description:
Shetland is a soft, downy shortwool believed to originate from Scandinavia. Today, the breed is most often found on the Shetland Islands. The staple length ranges from 2 to 5 inches. It is well suited for spinning fine yarns, making it perfect for lace knitting. It felts very well. In fact, caution should be taken when washing items made from shetland because irreversible damage can be done. Shetland wools are available in wide range of natural colors. We feature the medium brown moorit color.
Shetland Top Wool Fiber
∼Fiber line #301
vendor color: T 142 White
Shetland Top Wool Fiber details:
Fiber content: Wool.
Shetland Top Wool Fiber description:
Shetland is a soft and downy "shortwool" wool fiber believed to have origins in Scandinavia. Today, the breed is most often found on the Shetland Islands. The staple length ranges from 2 to 5 inches, 30-40 micron, and 50-56 count. It is well suited for spinning fine yarns, making it perfect for lace knitting. This wool fiber felts very well. In fact, caution should be taken when washing items made from shetland because irreversible changes can occur. Shetland fleeces are available in wide range of natural colors. Colors available in 1-white and 2-grey. See also Item #356, the Brown Shetland Moorit.
Superwash Merino Wool Top
∼Fiber line #319
vendor color: Ecru
Superwash Merino Wool Top details:
Fiber content: 100% merino.
Superwash Merino Wool Top description:
Superwash merino top has been treated to smooth the fibers. This process creates a softer and more luxurious fiber that absorbs natural dyes with avidity. It is also shrink resistant, machine washable, and less likely to pill than other fibers. It will not felt! Available in white only. 19 micron.
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Wensleydale Longwool Top Ecru
∼Fiber line #311
vendor color:
Wensleydale Longwool Top Ecru details:
Fiber content: Wool.
Wensleydale Longwool Top Ecru description:
It's no wonder Wensleydale wool fiber is a favorite among spinners. With such wonderful characteristics as lustrous sheen and smooth long locks it makes incredible yarn. The average staple length ranges from 8–12 inches. It is well suited for spinning from the fold or you can simply pre-draft and spin. Since Wensleydale has a tendency to spin into a fairly dense yarn, you may want to blend it with a more crimpy wool top. Yarns spun from Wensleydale wear extremely well, making it a logical choice for items that get heavy use, such as socks and mittens. Also great for hair and beards on needle felted “characters“.
Wool Nepps
∼Fiber line #375
vendor color: P 3388
Wool Nepps details:
Fiber content: Wool.
Wool Nepps description:
These little balls are great for dyeing and adding to your blends. Create texture and color to your blends for a truly unique fiber!
