Yarn Bases
All my yarns are untreated. You will find small amounts of vegetable matter present. With your finished objects I recommend hand washing them only. Some of my yarns can felt more than others.
The following yarn bases are recurring.
Canadian Wool Singles
Canadian Lambs Wool
400m/430yds per 100g
Lofty Woolen Spun
Rustic - Blooms beautifully
BFL Fingering 2ply
100% Blue Faced Leicester wool
384 m/420yds 115g
Soft & Squishy - A British Breed spun here in Canada.
Perfect for colourwork and felting
BFL DK 3 ply
100% Blue Faced Leicester wool
228 m/250yds 115g
Soft & Squishy - A British Breed spun here in Canada.
Perfect for colourwork and felting.
75% BFL / 25% Masham DK 2ply
240m/262yds 100g
A lofty worsted spun yarn with wonderful sheen and depth of shade from the brown Masham fibres.
Sourced in Canada: Spun in Yorkshire from British wool
Canadian Wool Worsted 2ply
Canadian Lambs Wool
182m/200yds 115g
Lofty Woolen Spun
Rustic - Blooms beautifully
Kid-Silk Mohair Lace
72% Kid Mohair 28% Silk
420m/459yds 50g
Sourced in Canada with imported fibres.
Durable and warm - Perfect for adding extra warmth
and strength to heels and toes of socks.
(Just as strong as Nylon, if not more)
Silk Linen Sport
65% Mulberry Silk /35% Linen
335m/367yds (115 grams)
Sourced in Canada with imported fibres.
This Silk linen Sport base can also be worked up in a fingering weight gauge. So it's fairly interchangeable.