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textured blue, green and purple art batt for spinning
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Blue green and purple art batt for spinning or felting – carded textured wool – 123g

A lovely textured blue green and purple art batt perfect for spinning or felting, in a very generous weight. Juicy.

Important info at a glance:

  • 123g or 4.3oz
  • fibres: Merino and Wensleydale wools, silk, bamboo, sparkle, wool nepps
  • colours: greens, blue and violet purple
  • non-superwash fibres: perfect for spinning or felting

£19.00

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Description

I like big batts and I cannot lie! (Sorry, I just had to.)

This is one big and fabulous blue green and purple art batt – at 123g or 4.3oz, this big bundle of fluff is sure to fill your every spinning or felting need. It used to be a hand dyed braid of wool top, but after looking at it, I decided it wanted to turn into something a bit more exciting – so here we are.

I love how the colours play with each other and how the textures make me want to squish the batt. The main green is almost spearminty and I added some bits of neon green to the mix and add more spice. Speaking of spice, how about that sparkle? The blue-violet shine pairs so well with the purple bamboo and wool nepps (there are the little wool “balls” scattered throughout the batt).

Do me a favour and get it, you won’t regret your choice – and you’ll keep me from wanting to squish this textured pretty every time I look at it…

What can I make with this art batt?

My very favourite way to spin art batts is core spin them whilst using a sticky yarn such as mohair as the core; then I ply it with some shiny thread and Bob’s your uncle. However, you do you! Textured art batts are after all a great way to experiment with texture and remember, sheep are growing more wool as we speak. Don’t be afraid of letting go and experimenting to see what happens.

Unfortunately I’m not very knowledgeable in wet felting and therefore can’t offer great advice, but I’m told you can “disassemble” art batts by moving the fibres around to suit your purposes before felting, which sounds to me like a really fun way to play with wool. I can see this as a background for an even more textured 2D artwork, or a book cover.

Whatever you make with this lovely blue green and purple art batt, this squishy marvel is here for your fibre fun.

Colour settings

Colours are showing true on my monitor but I can’t promise the same on your end because your monitor settings may be different from mine.

Additional information

Weight0.123 kg
Batt Type

Textured Art Batt

Colour

blue green, blue purple, Blue Violet, Green, Neon green

Fibre Content

Wool nepps, Angelina Sparkle, Bamboo, Merino, Silk, Wensleydale

CARE INSTRUCTIONS

  • Keep wool top/roving or art batts in a dry room away from direct sunlight. Airtight boxes are recommended. Don’t place anything heavy on top of the fibre to avoid squishing it.
    Handle silk hankies with moisturised hands to avoid them sticking to your skin.
  • I recommend adding lavender sachets to the storage container for pest prevention.
  • Hand wash your finished product separately using wool-specific detergents, dry flat. Hand dyed fibres may bleed a little in the first couple of washes.

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PACKAGING AND SHIPPING

All my spinning and felting fibres are carefully wrapped in a paper bag and then shipped using a fully compostable mailing bag. 

UK shipping is £4 flat rate.

International shipping is £6 flat rate.

Find out more in the delivery and returns section. 

Your best crafting is my goal

Your best spinning and felting life is all I’m about. I want you to love and be excited by your fibre projects. I care whether your fab felting idea comes to life. Your spinning needs to be everything you ever dreamed of and I want to help you get there. My fibres, from art batts to silk hankies are all created with your best crafting life in mind.

Hi, I’m Eleanor and I want to be a part of your lovely hand crafting journey.

I’ll do all of this without compromising on quality or my eco values: I source my wool from ethical, local suppliers and I hand dye my fibre using the most planet-friendly techniques at my disposal.

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