Name of yarn:
Ebony
Fibre composition/animals breed:
50% Romney, 50% Shetland Wool Blend
Produced in the South West? Yes
Woolen/Worsted/Semi-worsted: Woolen
Guage/Needle size:
Ply: 2
Metric count: 2/7
Annual production: 100kg Average Commissioned Yarns, Fleece available for up to 1000kg
Formats available: Ball, Skein, Cone
Name of yarn:
Ebony (Woven)
Fibre composition/animals breed:
50% Romney, 50% Shetland Wool Blend
Produced in the South West? Yes
Woolen/Worsted/Semi-worsted: Woolen
Guage/Needle size:
Ply: 2
Metric count: 2/7
Annual production: 100kg Average Commissioned Yarns, Fleece available for up to 1000kg
Formats available: Ball, Skein, Cone
Name of yarn:
Ivory
Fibre composition/animals breed:
75% Romney, 25% Shetland Wool Blend
Produced in the South West? Yes
Woolen/Worsted/Semi-worsted: Woolen
Guage/Needle size:
Ply: 2
Metric count: 2/14
Annual production: 100kg Average Commissioned Yarns, Fleece available for up to 1000kg
Formats available: Ball, Skein, Cone
Fernhill Fleece is a fibre business nested in Fernhill Farm, a holistic eco-farm that sits atop the Mendip Hills, a limestone plateau rising hundreds of feet over the Somerset Levels and Moors. Jen and Andy’s large flock of hardy, native breed sheep is selectively bred to be multi- purpose – providing fine, naturally colourful fibre as well as 100% pasture-fed meat.
Grazing in large nomadic-style flocks, the sheep are shepherded to fresh pasture every few days, a quality of life and grazing that is reflected in their wellbeing, and in the resulting quality of both their fibre and meat. The Fernhill philosophy holds ‘soil to soil’ and ‘no waste’ at its core, prioritising natural methods and materials and making every effort to see byproducts as resources that can be recycled within their farming system. In 2021 Fernhill is working to achieve the Savory Institute Land to market status for regeneratively produced fibres, and is also a pilot farm for A Greener World’s Regenerative Agriculture standard.
Their passion for wool is infectious, leading them to supply fleece and yarns to many South West and UK-based artisan businesses.
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