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Soft alpaca, merino and silk DK yarn.

Sock yarns spun and dyed in the UK from local alpaca and Blue Faced Leicester wool.

British Alpaca and local Blue Faced Leicester wool makes a soft DK knitting yarn

Alpaca and organic Falklands Merino for a soft, delicate yarn

Hand dyed wool nepps spun with Shetland and alpaca creates a tweedy DK yarn.

Shetland fleece woollen spun with coloured alpaca makes a great yarn for aran style jumpers.

A Range of Luxury Fibres

We offer pure natural alpaca and alpaca blended with other luxury fibres for hand knitting.

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TRADITIONAL HAND-KNITTING YARNS

I produce luxurious knitting wools in beautiful colours and from natural fibres.  I select the finest, softest alpaca, silk and wool fibres for my yarns, which are spun and dyed in the UK.

I have a range of buttons to complement hand knits.

I also sell hand turned drop spindles and wool tops for hand spinning and felting.  I have single, natural coloured fibres such as alpaca, silk and Blue faced Leicester wool as well as single breed wool tops and dyed blends.

You may buy my products on-line and over the phone.  If you prefer to pay by PayPal, please email me first.

Some of the yarns are also knitted into socks in the UK.  The full range of alpaca and wool socks are available through our other brand Arbon Socks.

  • Persimmon alpaca wool worsted yarn
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    4 Ply Somerset Sock Yarn – Persimmon £14.00
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    ‘Somerset’ is an alpaca and wool sock yarn.  It is our own blend of 50% British alpaca with 50% soft, fine Blue Faced Leicester wool.

    Somerset Sock yarn is available in its natural oatmeal and nine over-dyed shades which give depth to the yarn.

    This yarn knits to Sock, Fingering weight or light 4 ply knitting patterns, (but always knit a tension swatch).  There are approximately 400m per 100g.  The yarn is sold in 100g hanks.  If you would like us to ball your yarn for you, please make a note on the order.

    Wash gently by hand or in the wool cycle of your machine with a small amount of non-bio detergent.  Do not tumble dry.  The yarn has been washed, but some surface residue dye may come out in the first wash, particularly with the deeper colours.

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    Alpaca with Bluefaced Leicester Wool Westmorland Worsted Yarn – Mustard £15.00
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    ‘Westmorland Worsted’ is an alpaca and wool yarn.  It is our own blend of 50% British alpaca with 50% soft, fine Blue Faced Leicester wool.

    Westmorland Worsted is available in its natural oatmeal and twelve over-dyed shades which give depth to the colours.

    This yarn knits to worsted or light aran weight knitting patterns, (but always knit a tension swatch).  There are approximately 200m per 100g.  The yarn is sold in 100g hanks.  If you would like us to ball your yarn for you, please make a note on the order.

    Wash gently by hand or in the wool cycle of your machine with a small amount of non-bio detergent.  Do not tumble dry.  The yarn has been washed, but some surface residue dye may come out in the first wash, particularly with the deeper colours.

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    4 Ply Merino Twist 4ply Yarn in Teal £5.50
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    ‘Merino Twist’ is a pure Merino wool 4ply weight knitting yarn.  We have put plenty of twist in the yarn to make it hardwearing for knitting socks,  This yarn is also suitable for garments and accessories.  Merino Twist is available in ten colours.

    This yarn knits to 4ply, Sock or Fingering weight knitting patterns, (but always knit a tension swatch).  A typical needle size for stocking stitch is 3.5 to 3.75 mm needles.  There are approximately 200m per 50g and the yarn is sold in 50g balls.

    This fibre has been Superwash treated, so you may wash it in the wool cycle of your machine with a small amount of non-bio detergent.  Do not tumble dry.

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  • Old Bronze Leaf Buttons
    Old Bronze Leaf Buttons
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    Buttons Leaf Buttons £0.66
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    These buttons are metallic effect leaves with a back shank.  They are manufactured from an ABS polymer in Europe.

    The button is 15mm wide.

    We sell these buttons individually.

    Hand wash only

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  • British alpaca tops
    British alpaca tops
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    Fibre & Drop Spindles Alpaca Tops £5.00
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    These natural white, fine, British alpaca tops are suitable for many fibre crafts, including hand-spinning and felting.

    We sell these tops online in units of 1oog.

    This fibre is delicate and should be hand-washed only.  Do not tumble dry.

     

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  • Snow Ash Devonia
    Snow Ash Devonia
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    Fibre & Drop Spindles Devonia Wool Blend Tops £6.50
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    Devonia is a blend of British wools made by John Arbon Textiles in Devon.  They are a blend of dyed and blended wools from local Exmoor Blue Face, Blue Faced Leicester and Wensleydale sheep.  These pure wool tops are suitable for many fibre crafts, including hand-spinning and felting.

    This fibre is not superwash treated and should be hand-washed or washed in the wool cycle of your machine with a small amount of non-bio detergent (unless you want a felted effect).  Do not tumble dry.

    These wool tops are sold in units of  100g.  Please contact us if you require different quantities.

    50% Exmoor Blue Face, 30% Blue Faced Leicester, 20% Wensleydale wool.

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MORECAMBE – Our British alpaca and Blue Faced Leicester wool DK

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Wool and alpaca tops for spinning and felting

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Knit lacy tops and shawls with our Fingering yarn

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Woolly UK alpaca and Shetland yarns

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Thames – our super-soft Alpaca with Merino & Silk DK

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