{"product_id":"hog-island-tops","title":"Hog Island Tops","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eHog Island Tops\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHog Island sheep are a rare sheep breed with a fascinating history (you can read all about it in my blog: see link below). These \u003cspan\u003esheep sure can with stand very harsh conditions because of their extremely high lanolin content in their fleece.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is the one of the most water repellent fibres, even with almost all the lanolin removed, it has this strange quality of soaking the water up and then spitting it out again almost immediately! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis means, getting dry after a heavy storm, would have been a lot easier than being soaked to the bone for these sheep. It also is the most elastic sheep’s wool I have ever worked with and has fabulous tensile strength, making it fabulous for socks.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe fibre is extremely nice to work with: it traps the air beautifully, it’s crisp but \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edowny and the staple length is medium to short (like that of a down sheep like Southdown and Hampshire down sheep). Hog island wool is extremely springy and lends itself very well to woollen type spinning. It is also one of the most elastic wool fibres I have ever worked with.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe micron count as with all critical or endangered breeds vary a lot (from 20-30 micron).  The fibre is perfectly suitable to make socks, jumpers, shawls or scarves with. Just like the Hog Island sheep it can withstand quite a lot.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFibre Top Roving details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeight per top: 100g \/ 3.52oz\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContents: Hog Island 100%\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou'll find more information of the Hog Island breed with cute photos on the \u003ca title=\"IxCHeL Arts Crafts \u0026amp; Design Fibre Hog Island ixchelbunny Blog\" href=\"https:\/\/ixchelbunny.blogspot.com\/2018\/12\/christmas-and-sinking-island-of-sheep.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eIxCHeL blog.\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IxCHeL","offers":[{"title":"Natural (SOLD)","offer_id":40429573767307,"sku":"","price":23.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Dragonfly in Amber (SOLD)","offer_id":41961023930507,"sku":"","price":23.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Iris Discovery (SOLD)","offer_id":40429573669003,"sku":"","price":23.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Rose (dyed w\/madder root) (SOLD)","offer_id":41961023766667,"sku":"","price":23.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Nevermore (SOLD)","offer_id":41961023864971,"sku":"","price":23.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Cosmic Wave (SOLD)","offer_id":41961023701131,"sku":"","price":23.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Seductive Smokescreen (SOLD)","offer_id":40429573832843,"sku":"","price":23.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Frozen (dyed w\/woad) (SOLD)","offer_id":41961023799435,"sku":"","price":23.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Mojo Dojo (SOLD)","offer_id":41961018720395,"sku":"","price":23.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Blue Footed Boobies (SOLD)","offer_id":41961023897739,"sku":"","price":23.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Wuthering Heights (SOLD)","offer_id":41961023733899,"sku":"","price":23.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Tropical Island Bliss (SOLD)","offer_id":41961023832203,"sku":"","price":23.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0376\/2356\/2379\/products\/IxCHeL-Fibre-And-Yarns-Hog-Island-Tops-Natural.jpg?v=1769239681","url":"https:\/\/ixchel.com.au\/products\/hog-island-tops","provider":"IxCHeL","version":"1.0","type":"link"}