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100g pack, single colour: $9.50 ($8.64)
150g theme pack of three: $14.20 ($12.91)

Micron 27-30, staple length approximately 11cm, corriedale wool. Sheared, combed and carded in New Zealand and dyed in a large range of plain colours. Excellent value for needle felting, feltmaking, spinning etc.

Colours below, grouped in their theme packs of three; theme name above each set.

For single 100g pack choices, the colour name is underneath each.


ChocMellow

Blush

Candy Floss

Chocolate

 

Federation

Cherry Red
(not available individually)

Fern Green
 

Amethyst
 

 

Kiwi Greens

Slate
(not available individually)

Mint
 

Green Tea
 

 

High Tea

Marshmellow
 

Strawberry Shortcake
 

Coral
 

 

Indigo Junction

Lilac

Blueberry Pie

Indigo

 

Arctic Ocean

Ice

Turquoise

Spearmint

 

Rum and Raison

Fog

Toffee

Plum Duff

 

Pumpkin Pie

Pumpkin Pie

Nutmeg

Chocolate

 

Marilyn

Chilli Pepper
 

Scarlett
(not available individually)

Raspberry
 

 

Glacier

Snow
 

Grey
 

Slate
(not available individually)

 

Pretty in Pink

Candy Floss

Pansy

Magenta

 

Lavender's Blue Dilly Dilly

Lavender

Grape Jelly

Purple

 

Greengauge Greenacres

Bean Sprout
 

Lime
 

Olive
 

 

Honeysuckle

Honey

Lemon

Yellow

 

Butterscotch

Cheese Cake
(not available individually)

Blush
 

Butterscotch
 

 

Peach Treat

Apricot

Tangerine

Orange

 

Au Natural

Light Natural

Medium Natural

Dark Natural

 

Spics and Spices

Aubergine

Orchid

Olive

 

 

Plus Lagoon - not in any set.

Lagoon

 

Some details from Ashford about this quality product.

Corriedale wool has a defined, even crimp and is smooth and easy to spin or felt. You can spin a fine to medium woollen, worsted or semi-worsted yarn. Corriedale will bulk after washing and has good elasticity. It is ideal for baby wear, woven, knitted or crocheted garments.

Ashford Corriedale sliver is a 100% New Zealand product with wool from pasture-fed sheep. We know many of the farmers – some of whom have farmed the land for generations. They take great pride in the quality of their wool and the high standard of animal husbandry. The sheep are well cared for and are not mulesed.

After the sheep are shorn, on the farm, the wool is carefully skirted and checked. Only wool that is sound, clean with good fibre length, bulk and colour is selected. It is sent to a boutique New Zealand mill to be dyed, carded and combed.

It is scoured (washed) using an environmentally friendly, biodegradable detergent. The wool is then dried and dyed. The dyes comply with the strict EU regulations and garments made from the sliver can be certified under the Oeko-Tex Standard 100. This standard is the most widely known standard for certification of ecologically-safe clothing. (Detailed information can be found at www.oekotex.com). The fibre is then gently opened and conditioned. Carding machines align the fibres and remove any foreign matter. It is then gilled and combed.

 

A Corriedale taking a break from growing wool.

 

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