Wensleydale sheep are known for their luscious, lustrous, curly locks, and they are one of my favorite things to dye! Tyrian purple, also known as imperial purple, is a noble color with a somewhat icky origin (as is alas the way with many classical dyes). Fortunately these days we can get our purples without ending up smelling like fermented seafood! This colorway is an homage to the dyers of millennia past, whose spirit lives on in many modern dyers whose first thought upon seeing a new plant is “I wonder if I can dye with that?”
The locks measure from 5” to 7” in length, and are deliciously soft. Sold by the ounce
Longwool locks such as these are ideal for needle felting, wet felting, weaving accents, or any of a slew of spinning projects.
Wensleydale sheep are known for their luscious, lustrous, curly locks, and they are one of my favorite things to dye! Tyrian purple, also known as imperial purple, is a noble color with a somewhat icky origin (as is alas the way with many classical dyes). Fortunately these days we can get our purples without ending up smelling like fermented seafood! This colorway is an homage to the dyers of millennia past, whose spirit lives on in many modern dyers whose first thought upon seeing a new plant is “I wonder if I can dye with that?”
The locks measure from 5” to 7” in length, and are deliciously soft. Sold by the ounce
Longwool locks such as these are ideal for needle felting, wet felting, weaving accents, or any of a slew of spinning projects.
