New Wave Fibre started out as friends, Emily McIvor and Jodi Schamberger: Two sheep farmers on two of the Southern Gulf Islands located on the West Coast of British Columbia. We raise fibre primary flocks of sheep and work with a series of Canadian wool mills to create stunning hand dyed and natural coloured yarns, roving and raw and washed wool for you!
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Soft, smooth, round and luxurious with a slight halo. It is a warm buff grey/brown colour.
3 ply light worsted weight.
Made from Canadian alpaca blended with wool from our own romeldale sheep and fibre from our Angora rabbits at a 50/45/5 percent ratio .
180 yards/ 100 gm skein
10 wraps per inch
Gauge: 19-21 stitches per 10 cm on 3.75-4.75mm needles.
Recommended projects: hats, sweaters, mitts. Shows lacework texture well. Would make a lovely weaving yarn as well. (contact us for put-up on cones in larger quantities.
100% Canadian grown and manufactured.
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Dyed colours are semi-solid. We dye our yarns in small batches by hand and some of the natural colour shows through. We have washed and rinsed our dyed yarns in order to remove any excess dye. Some running may occur caused by differences in water mineral content.
Hand wash, gentle or no soap and DO NOT agitate or change water temperature.
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5.0 - 5.5mm | 16-18sts = 10cm
