Description
My Fittonia colourway has finally made its debut to fibre! This previously, only-available-in-yarn purple, pink and aubergine/eggplant coloured wool for felting or spinning is a joy to behold, having been dyed in a lush Wensleydale wool top that is medium-to-long staple and a little shiny.
This wool top is non-superwash, meaning it will felt under the right conditions (friction and heat, or felting needles). It will also remain soft and lovely if handled properly and will spin up into a lovely yarn. Whatever your crafting plans, this fibre is here for the adventure.
There are 100g for you to enjoy and have fun with, so go ahead and make this Fittonia your creative muse!
Wool top or roving?
There is certainly a difference between combed wool top and roving. Both expressions are often used to represent the same item, but they pertain to two different types of fibre preparation. In fact, I am inserting this explanation here so I can use the expression “wool roving” correctly and still please the search algorithm gods. Sneaky.
Combed wool top such as this are processed in the mill to remove the short fibre staples, and all the longer remaining fibres have been combed to face the same direction.
Wool roving, on the other hand, still retains some shorter fibres and not all face the same direction, so it will have a fuzzier appearance.
Want more details? Read this blog post on how wool roving and wool top differ.
Colour Disclaimer
Colour are showing true on my end but please take different monitor settings into consideration when ordering. Thank you.