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Handspun Natural Wool Yarn ‘Snail Shell’ – Natural Coloured 100% Wool

Handspun natural wool yarn made with fibre grown by my much-loved sheep, then blade shorn and spun by my own hands. The yarn is called ‘Snail Shell’ as the colour combination was inspired by the gorgeous earthy colours of garden snail shells. This is a minimally processed, wild and rustic yarn. All the wonderful colours are the natural colours grown by the sheep. This yarn was spun in the grease straight from the raw fleece and then washed as a skein which in my opinion is the very best way to spin wool and make the best yarn.

The yarn is 2 ply and I would estimate it to be a chunky weight, though as it is handspun the thickness does vary. I have included some photos of different strands of the yarn against a ruler for you to study and judge for yourself. This is a big skein and weighs 230g. The length of the skein is estimated to be approx 157m or 171 yards.

The yarn in the photos is the exact yarn/skein you will receive.

To spin this yarn I used fleece from several different sheep from my flock. They are mostly Jacob cross Shetland sheep or some have a little Soay or Icelandic in their mix. Some of the wool I used was the last fleece shorn from a couple of much-loved members of the flock no longer of this world. Its a very special yarn to me spun with much love and memories.

I have spun several of these special skeins for my own personal use and I can honestly say the yarn crochets up beautifully. I have made several crochet headbands with it and fingerless gloves and it looks gorgeous knitted or crocheted up. There is a photo of one of the headbands so you can see how gorgeous the yarn looks when it is crocheted or knitted up. I have also used it for felted projects including making felted pirate beards and dreadlocks and headbands and belts and even used some in a lacey felted cloak and it looked super and was wonderful to work with.

Some of the special sheep who donated their fleeces to make this yarn are Magic, Harriet, Martha, Pip, Holly, Current, Tawny, Sorrel, Mochi, Taragon and Daffodil.

This beautiful yarn is truly small-scale, ethical, natural and sheep-friendly.

Please note the felt snails and shells featured in some of the photos are not included in the sale.

You can meet the wonderful sheep who grow all the wool used for my creations here.

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A lot of time, care and love go into all my items. They are all individually crafted one at a time by my hands and sheep – from caring for and shearing the sheep, washing the wool and crafting an item to the packaging and posting – hand (and sheep) made in the truest sense of the word.

Any questions just send me a message I will always do my best to help.

Postage is with Royal Mail Tracked 24 hour delivery and items are dispatched within 1-5 working days. If you require different postage or are an overseas buyer please contact me before purchasing to arrange.

Combined Postage I do combine postage on multiple items if it is not done automatically at checkout I will refund you any overcharges after checkout.

Post Packaging In an effort to be more eco-friendly most of the outer post packaging I send items in is reused aka recycled packaging that we have received parcels in ourselves or that has been gifted to me to put to good use.

OVERSEAS BUYERS The shop is currently set to UK customers only. Please contact me if you are overseas and I will arrange the purchase for you. You will incur an extra postage charge which may vary depending on location, plus any taxes or customs charges your country places upon the parcel. Please note I cannot currently ship to EU countries or the US I do apologise but due to new regulations it is not possible for me to post to these places at the current time.

RETURNS If you are unhappy with your item please contact me within 5 days of receiving it to discuss. All items must be returned in their original unused condition and buyer pays return postage.

If you have any problems with your order please contact me and I will do my best to help.

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We keep a well-loved, high welfare flock of pet and rescue sheep on the Llyn Peninsular in North Wales. Our sheep are a part of the family and each is known by name. All our wool and makes are vegetarian-friendly as we do not breed or sell sheep for the meat market and our sheep live out their natural lives with us. I am a full-time mum and shepherdess. In my (none existent!) free time I make things from wool from the sheep in order to sustain them.

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