Farm Raised Yarn
from $15.00
It’s a sunny Southern California day as I dawn my sun hat and tie my foraging apron. I head into the trails of my little ranch home and I clip and prune and gather the beautiful sagebrush (Artemesia californica). Carefully weighing what I’ve gathered I decide to what to dye with it and set to work. I love working with pure, whole dye stuffs and the surprise and life it brings to pieces each time. I spent a great deal of time sourcing the most sustainable, yet soft wool and I sure hope you enjoy it. I’d love to see what you make ❤️
A small 8 acre farm tucked away into the hills of Escondido just outside San Diego county has given birth to my dreams. Here I give hospice to a small herd of alpacas and Navajo churro sheep.
Navajo churros are the best fiber sheep for the area. They are tolerant of the heat and woody terrain while producing beautiful long fibers that the Navajo people would traditionally use for the their handwoven rugs.
To give an even softer hand, it is combined with the fleece of my suri alpacas. Alpaca fleece is incredibly soft with the suri variety having a silken like feel.
Fiber Content: about 50%wool 50% alpaca
Put-up: 50 g // 40 yards
The local fiber mill calls this ‘chunky’ but seems more like a sport weight to me.
A small 8 acre farm tucked away into the hills of Escondido just outside San Diego county has given birth to my dreams. Here I give hospice to a small herd of alpacas and Navajo churro sheep.
Navajo churros are the best fiber sheep for the area. They are tolerant of the heat and woody terrain while producing beautiful long fibers that the Navajo people would traditionally use for the their handwoven rugs.
To give an even softer hand, it is combined with the fleece of my suri alpacas. Alpaca fleece is incredibly soft with the suri variety having a silken like feel.
Fiber Content: about 50%wool 50% alpaca
Put-up: 50 g // 40 yards
The local fiber mill calls this ‘chunky’ but seems more like a sport weight to me.
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