FEATURE
Kerry Hill
A sturdy and adaptable sheep, its wool is perfect for
upholstery and furnishing fabric. With a short, dense eece
and distinctive head markings these sheep are mostly
found in Wales and Central England. Fleece from Kerry Hill/
Bluefaced Leicester cross sheep is used for WYS’s Re:Treat
chunky yarn. http://www.kerryhillsheepsociety.comBy using a variety of differently-coloured
ne yarns a knitter is able to create the
traditional, beautiful and intricate patterns
originating from the Fair Isle. Fair Isle
gained global popularity in the 1920s when
Prince Edward VIII rst began to sport Fair
Isle jumpers in the public eye.
Whether from a dye studio or even a home
kitchen, indie dyers bring the best out of
yarn with inventive and ingenious colourways
and dyeing techniques. Quality, fun and a
sense of personality are all abound in the
wonderful world of the indie dyer! We love
these shades from Eden Cottage Yarns.
http://www.edencottageyarns.co.uk
Grading
The process of grading eeces to ensure
only the best-quality eece gets the
highest price is essential to ensuring
quality. Fleeces are graded into ‘types’
rather than speci c breeds in order
to provide the right eece for the right
product. http://www.britishwool.org.ukHerdwick
The native breed of the central and western
Lake District and regarded as the hardiest
of the British sheep breeds, Herdwicks are
born with a black eece that becomes grey
with age and this wool is used primarily
used in carpets and rugs or rugged
knitwear. http://www.herdwick-sheep.comJacob
Popular with
spinners, and lling
a special niche in
the market due
to its naturally
coloured wool,
this is a eece
used in a wide
range of textiles
including garments
and carpets. The
unique colour
of this sheep’s
eece makes every
garment special.
http://www.site.
jacobsheepsociety.
comWith an inner coat that is the perfect softness for garments and
handicrafts, a llama’s outer coat is rough and used mostly for rugs,
wall hangings and even ropes. Closely related to the alpaca, their
eeces are less uffy than their long-necked cousins.Indie dyers
Fair IsleLlama