Mendip DK – Ore (Sunny) - Red hand-dyed British wool yarn
Mendip DK – Ore (Sunny) - Red hand-dyed British wool yarn

Mendip DK – Ore (Sunny) - Red hand-dyed British wool yarn

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Mendip DK is a bouncy, airy lambswool yarn spun in the UK, sourced from a single flock of Shetland-cross sheep that graze atop the Mendip Hills in Somerset, South-West England. The wool is taken from the lambs' first shearing, meaning it's a lovely soft fibre for a relatively rustic yarn. 

This springy, woollen-spun British wool yarn is hand-dyed in semi-solid colours from my studio in Wiltshire. 

Ore is a soft, cool brick red, inspired by the iron ore that gives the soil in some parts of the South-West its distinctive colour. 

100% British wool from a mixed-breed flock (primarily Shetland-crosses)

120 metres / 131 yards per 50g skein

3.25–4 mm needles

My Mendip yarn is hand-dyed on two woollen-spun lambswool bases – Sunny and Cloudy – to make co-ordinated colour pairs. The two Sheep colourways are the undyed wool.

Sunny is spun from naturally white wool that yields bright, clean colours. Cloudy is a coloured base from blending some dark-coloured wool with white, and has more rustic, moody character. Both bases have a matte finish and pleasant toothiness that is perfect for colour work.

The repeatable colour palette is inspired by the flora, fauna and changeable weather of the Mendip Hills, and is carefully considered to give a spectrum of shades that combine harmoniously.

Hand-wash only, and lay finished items flat to dry.

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If there's not enough skeins currently in stock for your project, this yarn is also available dyed to order (usually shipped within two weeks).

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TRACEABLE

My Mendip yarn is made from British wool locally sourced from a single flock at Fernhill Farm in the South-West of England, less than 20 miles from my home.

The wool is carefully scoured, then spun at a small mill in Wales. From there, it arrives at my studio in Wiltshire to be dyed.

HAND DYED

I dye all my yarn colours by hand in small batches of up to 10 skeins, in semi-solid and variegated colour ways.

I use synthetic, non-toxic dyes, ensuring excellent colour-fastness so your project will last for years.

SUSTAINABLE

This yarn is 100% natural fibres, with no plastic or superwash process involved, so it will biodegrade naturally over time, along with anything you create from it.

The sheep that provide the wool for this yarn play an important role in a holistic land management system designed to regenerate the soil where they graze.

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