Fibre - wool, silk, cashmere, angora for spinning

prepared wool

Wool

Corriedale and merino wool in natural shades and dyed colours. Ready to spin / felt.

Wool

merino sheep

Raw washed fleece

Natural washed fleece ready to card or spin from the locks.

If you enjoy working from the raw fleece but hate that scouring and drying malarkey, then this is for you.

Raw washed fleece

Silk

Mulberry silk sliver and Tussah ('wild' or 'raw') silk sliver ready to spin, dye or blend with other fibres.

Silk tops

cashmere fibre

Cashmere

Chinese and Mongolian cashmere in natural shades. Beautifully soft.

Cashmere fibre

yak fibre

Yak

Best quality Chinese fine dehaired yak wool. A luxury exotic fibre. Very soft and warm.

Yak fibre

angora rabbit

Angora

South American Angora fibre. Beautifully soft.

Angora fibre

alpaca fibre

Alpaca

Warm, soft and comes in a wide variety of natural shades.

Alpaca fibre

mohair fibre

Mohair

Mohair comes from the Angora goat. Soft with a nice lustre.

Mohair fibre

camel fibre

Camel

Surprisingly soft and a beautiful natural colour.

Camel fibre

Please email us for a sample of any of these fibres. Don't forget to write your postal address and which particular fibre(s) you're interested in.


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Fibre

A range of fibre from wool to exotic and luxury fibre for spinning, dyeing, felting: wool, silk, alpaca, cashmere, mohair, camel, yak and angora ready to spin. Also raw fleece

Spinning wheels

A range of Ashford Spinning Wheels delivered quickly to your door. I usually have some second hand spinning wheels listed.

Magazines and cards

Why not add one or two to your order? These cards, hand made by Jules of 'Always with a Heart' feature a textured sheep. Perfect for Christmas for your friends or for the spinner / knitter in your life. I now stock Selvedge magazine and Yarnmaker magazine.

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Spinning cotton, free eBook

Have you spun cotton? Did you know that it grows in natural colours as well as white?

This free eBook from SpinningDaily gives us some history, some tips for spinning the very short fibre with some patterns.

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