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Materials
Wool
Made in
Peterlee, County Durham
Description

Dyed wool roving, often referred to as a braid, is a brilliant addition to your spinning stash. It offers a totally unique colour distribution compared to an art batt and can be split down lengthways and spun in a particular fashion to make a 'fractal' yarn. These are my very first attempts at dyeing wool tops. I'm happy that the professional acid dye is exhausting and that the water is running clear, the texture feels good and all test spins I have done have drafted easily however they aren't perfect so I'm offering them at a discounted rate until I'm satisfied with all aspects of the process. Please do get in touch with your feedback, I would love to hear how you got on spinning them! I have used lengths of natural fibre from a large quantity of lap waste for my practice, hence being unable to identify with certainty the fibre content, another reason for a slightly discounted price. Fibre weighs: 100g Colourway name: Oil on Water Wool: grey natural wool, slight lustre and crimp Suitable for wet felting, needle felting and spinning. Perfect for art yarn! Fibre sourced from reputable UK suppliers, from non mulesed flocks. Listing is for one length of fibre only. I have tried to represent the colours as accurately as possible, however all screens display differently. Please contact me if you have any colour queries and I will do my best to help.

A note from the seller

***Please use stripe checkout if possible, PayPal is misbehaving!*** Next in-person wool shows: Newark Knitting & Wool Show - 5th & 6th September 2026 Yarndale (Skipton) - 26th & 27th September 2026

Shipping & delivery

This item will be posted to you by Auspicious Stitch within 3 days of receiving payment.

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United Kingdom£3.65£0.00
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United States£17.00
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Useful Information

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Dyeing my own fibre was always going to be the next step in my fibre arts practice! I love being able to create my own colours and not be constrained by what is available to purchase, and I want to share these hand-dyed goodies with you!

What buyers say about Auspicious Stitch

All 15 reviews

  • Newly obsessed with needle felting, so just had to get some fancy wool! Come back for a 2nd order when I realised I'd not reviewed the first order, so that speaks for itself I guess!

    "Kitchen Sink" Art Batt - 75gMini Batt Lucky DipHand-Dyed Curly LocksDyed wool tops roving for spinning - 100gDyed wool tops roving for spinning - 100g

    Laura

    Bought 5 items
  • Beautiful art batt, looks exactly like the photo, beautifully soft and a joy to look at. I will be getting more xx Thank you

    Wool Art Batt - "Rusted Tropics"

    deborahcuthbertson

    Bought 1 item
  • The batts I received are beautiful. So soft and fun to spin with all the different pops of colour from the sari silk. I would definitely buy from this seller again. My batts were well packed and sent quickly. The hand written note was a nice touch. Thank you so much!

    Wool Art Batt - "Firework

    Natasha

    Bought 1 item