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23rd December 2024 - The shop is now open as normal. Sadly, due to the new European GPSR regulations, at present, I cannot send items to the EU or Northern Ireland. Any orders placed will be fully refunded. I am hoping to find a 'work around' for this issue. As soon as a way forward is found, I look forward to trading with my lovely customers in the EU again.

Dispatch times at present will be approximately 4-5 weeks

UK shipping will be sent via Royal Mail (either first class or tracked 48) and all international orders will be sent using a tracked method. Once your item is shipped I will send you an email with your tracking information. Please note  - for some of the dispatch messages that I have sent from the shop email address have been delivered to spam/junk folders - so please check these folders to check for replies and tracking information.

 

Ladies of the Lakes Rolags - 100g

£20.00

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I adore Herdwicks, they have beautiful smiling faces and are hardy animals that can live unaided on the fells. Their colours change through life, the lambs normally starting out pitch black, with white tips to their ears, this black fleece then changes to a chestnut brown in their first year. Finally, this changes to grey as the ewes age. These lovely ladies are a year old, otherwise know as 'Gimmers'. I love the way these ewes have positioned themselves on the rocks to survey their area of fellside.

I tried to use naturally coloured fibres as much as possible in this blend. I have used Suffolk, Merino D'Arles, Corridale and New Zealand fibres, plus to get just the right shade of russet/chestnut, I have blendeded chestnut merino with more Merino D'Arles

Most of these natural fibres are not as soft as merino, so would not be considered as suitable for next to the skin items. The fibres are more bouncy than merino, so the resulting yarn will have more body - great for a hat or gloves.

You will receive 100g of rolags (between 7-9 rolags) in 'Ladies of the Lakes' colourway. The fibres in this blend will felt. If you do not wish them to, hand wash in cool water.

With many thanks to Angela Irving who has kindly given permission for me to use her beautiful photographs of Herdwicks.