Dyed Corriedale Mixed Packs

About the fibre

Corriedale fibres are usually between 25-30 microns wide, and have a staple length of between 9-15cm.

Fine to medium

Commercial Acid Dyed conforming to Oeko-Tex 100 Quality System EN71

Each bag contains 100g of wool.

20 grams of each colour 

Origin: United Kingdom

About the colour

Gemstones contains Cerulean, Damson, Sunset, Ruby, and Mallard.

Winter pack contains Pewter, Aqua, Dream, Seal, and Mink.

Primary pack contains Crimson, Sapphire, Emerald, Catkin, and Lightning.

About the breed

In New Zealand and Australia, from about 1870 to about 1910, farmers worked to develop a sheep breed that would produce a long staple wool, could thrive in low-rainfall conditions, and would also be economically viable as a meat sheep. Their result was the Corriedale, a large, docile, hornless sheep who was essentially a cross between Merino (the softest sheep), with Lincoln (who grow glossy, long wool).

Ron C. Blackmore , CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons