Description
Limited Edition Naturally Dyed Yarn
These very special skeins have been dyed by extracting natural colours from plants that have either been foraged by us or come from a sustainable source. They are true one-of-a-kind shades that cannot be repeated. They have been hand-dyed in a semi-solid / tonal style so there will be some gentle variation in tone that lends a bit of extra interest to your project.
The colourway name indicates firstly the source of the dye and secondly, a colour description. For example: “Madder Coral” is dyed with madder and has a coral colour.
Fibre Content: 100% British Jacob wool
Specification: 4 Ply / Fingering weight – 175m / 50g
Fibre: Sourced from Worcestershire, UK
Processing: Spun in Ceridigion, Wales, dyed in the UK
This is a light and airy woollen-spun and plied yarn from a single farm in Worcestershire. Jacob sheep are one of the oldest native breeds in the UK. They are striking in their appearance, with white and brown fleeces and multiple horns! We sorted the fleeces by hand, separating the white from the brown. We have natural and dyed shades available. The wool is hardwearing and makes lightweight, warm garments that soften beautifully with age. Use it for hats, mittens, jumpers, and house socks and slippers. The yarn is made up of 2 plies, which lends itself well to lace patterns and stranded colourwork. This yarn hasn’t been superwash-treated, so it will felt if you want it to. This also makes it an excellent candidate for steeking, if you’re brave enough!
We hand dye all our yarn in our studio in the Royal Ordnance Depot, Weedon, by the Grand Union Canal. Our yarn has been hand dyed in small batches, so we recommend that you buy enough skeins for your project. If your project uses more than one skein, we also recommend that you alternate / stripe the skeins throughout.
Please note that although all our photographs have been taken in daylight conditions with a digital SLR camera, computer monitors and other colour screen displays vary widely, so the colours may appear differently in real life to how they do on screen.
It’s also worth noting that natural dyes are not always as colour fast as synthetic dyes. Try to keep yarn out of bright sunlight and only wash when necessary.
When it comes to blocking or washing your project, use lukewarm water with your favourite wool wash, and lay flat to dry. We take great care to thoroughly set the dye and rinse the yarn afterwards, but differing water temperatures and chemicals can cause some dye to bleed. If you’re using it in a multicoloured project, we recommend washing a swatch first to test for colour-fastness.
Catherine Rowan Jones (verified owner) –
Super colours, lovely warm handle
Rachel W. (verified owner) –
Beautiful yarn. Very helpful service as I wanted a contrast skein to go with a mini skein set ordered at the same time, but was unsure of which colourway to choose.
Isabel A. (verified owner) –
I bought this yarn because of the name. Severn is the name of a major street in Metairie, Louisiana, USA (which is next to New Orleans). I didn’t realize that Severn is an actual river in the UK. It is also very soft.
Maureen M. (verified owner) –
Super lovely yarn, wound it into balls as soon as out of packet. Feels soft and warm, now cast on and being knitted at speed into a new pair of socks for my daughter.
A joy to knit with! Expensive but worth it as a special gift.