There’s something mythical about silver and coloured sheep! Did you know that because the wool industry preferred to process white wool, the coloured sheep were deemed inferior and ended up not being used for fibre at all? This was because one colour was and still is so much easier to process on a big scale without having to clean all the machinery after each different coloured batch.
Well, I don’t know about you, but I absolutely love natural coloured sheep and their fleece. Not only is it great to use just as is, but also to overdye it. Overdyeing on a coloured fibre base results in such tonal beautiful variety and richness,you just cannot achieve on a pure white fleece.
The Mithril Merino tops on offer this week are 20micron great to spin and felt with. There are also 8 different colourways on offer: eg. Vulcan and Autumn fire for those loving warm autumnal colours or “Inkheart” and “bog witch” or what about Velvet or Danse Macabre? Even some speckles!
Have fun exploring the new Mithril tops here: https://ixchel.com.au/products/mithril-merino-tops
Big witch
Danse Macabre
Inkheart
