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A braid of wool for felting or spinning in shades of purple, pink and aubergine
Wensleydale wool top hand dyed in purple, pink and aubergine, top view
top view of Fittonia, a coiled braid of Wensleydale wool
coiled braid of wool top in shades of purple, pink and eggplant
detail of Fittonia colourway hand dyed on wool top for spinning or felting

Purple pink and aubergine wool for felting or spinning | Wensleydale Wool Top | 100g | “Fittonia”

Hold on to your hats, the fibre version of my Fittonia yarn has arrived! Wensleydale is a perfect wool for felting or spinning – it is a longer staple fibre with a nice subtle shine to it. Dyed in purple, pink and aubergine, this colourway will make the most superb yarn or felted craftwork.

Main info at a glance:

    • Fibre: Wensleydale, non superwash (will felt under the appropriate conditions)
    • Hand dyed in my Fittonia colourway in pink, eggplant and purple
    • 100g or 3.5oz total approx. weight

£16.00

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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.

Additional information

Weight0.100 kg
Fibre Content

Wensleydale

Colour

Purple, eggplant, Pink

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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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.

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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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