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  • Storm on the Horizon by The Raw Wool Company

    • Limited Edition - get it while you can!!!

      100% British Wensleydale Lambs Wool (Shepherds Pick).

      Pure black Wensleydale lambswool from Juli & Anton's very own Wensleydale Longwool. Each fleece is a shepherd's pick which means it’s the best of our best, the crème de le crop. This delicious Sport Weight yarn is a first for the Raw Wool Company. We are massive fans of this gauge which sits perfectly between 4ply/fingering and DK.

      With all the characteristics you'll find in their other pure Wensleydale yarns, but with an extra soft lambswool touch, lots of lustre and a focused twist. This is a truly limited edition yarn you'll fall in love with.

      • Woollen spun in Cornwall

      • Natural colour. No dyes.

      • Colours from separate batches will vary. 

      • Handwash only

      Single origin, traceable British yarn from Cornwall, England.

    • Ingredients:
      100% British Wensleydale Lambs Wool (Shepherds Pick)

      Length:
      110m/120 yards

      Weight:
      Approx 50g

      Gauge:
      Sport


    • Rare-breed Wensleydale sheep are celebrated for their soft lustre longwool and naturally rustic colours.

      In 2010, Juli and her son Anton set out rearing and raising a flock of Wensleydales to produce beautiful, natural coloured fibre.

      They also partner with local shepherds to create soft yet durable yarn, in colours the sheep intended: natural colours, no dyes.

    Celebrated for their fine lustre long wool and naturally rustic colours, these British Sheep are giant crimp and curly haired teddybears. Over the years we expanded the flock to showcase three main colours.

    “No fuss, nothing unnecessary and keep it as natural as possible” has always been the forefront of our mission. From lambing, to processing we keep everything as natural as it can be to produce natural coloured yarn in each of the three colours our sheep spent so much love and time growing. Thanks Sheep’ies! 

    At the Raw Wool Company the Rare Breed Wensleydale spoke to us as breed because of the smooth, non itchy (kemp free) and durable yarn they produce but mostly we fell in love with the natural colours these sheep boast.

    We have created a yarn that the Wensleydale sheep themselves are proud to wear, untouched by chemical dyes for a more natural yarn, celebrating all natural British rare breed wool.