Description

This soft and slightly lustrous Shetland x Gotland yarn is from our friendly and much loved ram Humphrey. Our flock has Soil Association certified organic status, so our sheep are kept to organic standards and are used for conservation grazing to maintain some of the most bio-diverse chalk grassland on the Hardwick Estate and to graze the community orchards. They are hand shorn by us using blade shears and the fleeces are then gently washed by us, using an eco friendly wool scour. This fleece was then dyed by Romilly using responsibly sourced Indigo, it was gently washed again and air dried before being drum carded and hand spun (short draw), on a traditional Ashford wheel by Winnie. This is probably some of the most ethical yarn you can buy as it is all hand made within a mile of where the sheep are kept.

This yarn is a 2 ply approximately Aran weight. There is now just one skein left and it is 100g and approximately 100m.