Rug Roving

This natural colored roving is 80% shetland and 20% mohair. It is $17 a lb.
This natural colored side x side is 100% Shetland. It is $16 a lb.
This natural colored swirl is 100% Shetland. It is $16 a lb.


All of the rug roving are from britch wool and are there for a little coarse, but do spin up nicely and are great for felting.

Roving

"Queen of Hearts" is 80% Shetland and 20% mohair. It is $27 a lb.
This roving is 88% Shetland and 12% silk noil. It is $27 a lb.
"Springtime" is 90% Shetland and 10% mohair with glitz. It is $28 a lb.
"Tropical Rain" is 75% Shetland and 25% mohair. It is $27 a lb.

"Autumn Sumac" is 66% Shetland and 34%mohair. It is $28 a lb.
"Fireworks" is 80% Shetland and 20% Sari silk. It is $32 a lb.
"Irish Hills" is 100% Shetland. It is $25 a lb.



All of the rovings listed on here a available in 1/2 balls and are able to be reproduced except the red with yellow noil.

Winter projects

This post is a list of the wool related projects I'm working on.

#1 -I'm planning on spinning and then crocheting a small sample square of as many breeds as possible.So far I have Bluefaced Leicester, Coopworth, Corriedale, English Leicester Longwool, Finnsheep, Katahdine, Lincoln, Merino, Navahjo Churro, North Country Cheviot, Polypay,Romney,Shetland, South African Merino,Teeswater and Wensleydale. My goal is to add at least 10 breeds a year. The reson for this project is to show people that there are many, many breeds of sheep-each with its own type of wool.

#2-I have a crocheted rug that I'm working on out of Shetland britch wool.I've been working on this for 2 1/2 years so I want to get it done!

#3-I am working on spinning yarn to sell, I have some "old" (in colors no one like, but in yarn it is a hit) Shetland roving for single ply. I'm also spinning a lot of mohair lock yarn. One other kind I'm going to try is a single ply of Shetland (or any wool) with mohair wraped around it.

#4-I am planning to make something with all the colors Shetland sheep come in. Not sure what yet-maybe a blanket, shawl or sweater. (I actually need to shear my sheep first for this one as my emsket fleece is still on the sheep! hee hee!)

Fun Fiber facts

Did you know?...

*wool is the only fabric that stays warm when wet

* mohair is stronger than steel per micron

* there are many uses for wool-clothing, quilts, blankets, mattress pads,mattresses, pillows ,rugs, jewelry, art(pictures,vases and more), tents , insulation, fertilizer and more!

*angora is from the bunny, while mohair is from the goat

*natural white wool felts faster than natural black wool

*wool is a naturally renewable resource unlike polyester

*mohair, llama, and alpaca do not have elasticity that wool has, so anything made 100% of these fibers will keep getting bigger and bigger and will not hold its shape. Adding 30% wool solves this problem.