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Handspun pure rare breed wool - Hebridean

Handspun pure rare breed wool - Hebridean

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The Hebridean is a breed of small black sheep from Scotland. This herd lives in Hertfordshire and I get a few fleeces directly from the breeder every year. She shears her sheep by hand, without electricity. I hand spin the wool in North London.

The yarn is varied in colour, because the fleece is almost black nearest the skin, and fades to a light brown in the sun. It is the softest pure wool I have ever knit with.

You will receive a 50g skein.

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I went and visited Rita, the breeder of this herd of rare breed sheep (she has North Ronaldsay and Hebridean), a few days before New Year. She showed me which sheep the fleeces I picked had come from. They are about half the size of commercial sheep, and very bouncy and full of personality.

I've been spinning for a while now, but this is my first batch of really local fleece where I've actually met the sheep.

This item will be posted to you by Ekna Handknits within 3 days of receiving payment.

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