Bluefaced Leicester 
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Hand dyed Semi-solids in Roving Top
and hand dyed Superwash Bfl in our colorways.
Bluefaced Leicester sheep were bred in Northumberland, England in the early 1900's from existing breeds of Leicester long haired sheep. The blue refers to their black skin covered in white hairs giving their heads a bluish cast. Today they are raised in Northern England, Scotland, Wales and in parts of the US (mostly MI).
Wool from this breed has a lovely luster with a staple length of 3-6" (8-15cm) and a micron count of 26-27. However, if you spin woolen (rather than worsted) the final yarn has a "next to the skin" hand closer to a merino softness, but easier to spin.
We are dyeing these in graduated color rather than colorways. They are soft ombrés that look well alone or together. Some of them, if plied with our colorways, will complement them beautifully.
Please be aware that all our colors are dyed by hand in small batches. We keep your order in the cue as it comes in. Periodically we get backed up so your order may take two weeks to process -- soak, dye, cook, cool, rinse, rinse, rinse, dry, pack, ship.
Black Cherry Ombré --
A range of deep lilacs to red violets to deep reds that go extremely well with Oriental Poppies and Blueberry Pie, plus Abalone merino and Purples merino/silk.
om·bré (äm′bre′, äm bre′)
adjective
shaded or graduated in tone: said of a color
Etymology: Fr, pp. of ombrer, to shade < L umbrare < umbra, shade |
other hand dyed fibers
All of our colorways are dyed in small dyepots containing only 8 -16 oz (227-454g) of fiber each. We try to stay ahead but guessing which colorway is going to be most popular each week is difficult. We, therefore, usually dye to order which means your hand dyed fiber may take a week or two to get out to you, and at holiday times may take a bit longer. .
Our fibers may also be purchased at:
Dulitz Tree Farm in Springville, CA (559-539-2019) |
Blue Faced Leicester Hand Dyed Semi solid Ombré Combed Top Fiber
4 ounces (113g) for $10.25
ONE pound (454g) dyed especially for you in your choice of our ombré and colorway colors. $39.50
Celebrate diversity. Revel in the uniqueness of your hand dyed fiber. Each pot is a wee bit different than the next one. Even though we use the same amount of the same dyes, the special way Susan mixes dye allows for each pot to be unique. Your fiber is like no one elses! |
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Superwash Blue Face Leicester
Hand Dyed in most of our regular colorways as shown below
4oz for $10.75
Please be aware that some of the images below are NOT bfl. |
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