Southdown, Hand Dyed Combed Top, 120g, Variegated and Semi-Solid Colourway

Hilltop Cloud

Hand Dyed British Southdown wool top.

~ 120g (4.2oz)



Southdowns come from the south coast of England, this fleece comes from the standard traditional Southdown sheep not the Babydoll, or Toy Southdown's that are more common in the USA. This sheep is classified as a conservation breed, meaning it's numbers are in decline in modern agriculture.

It's fleece has a short staple length, and the classic volume you get from the Down breeds of sheep. Micron count is around 30. The classic use for this wool is as a sock wool, it creates lovely warm socks, and like all other down breeds is hard to felt, so some people report that they machine wash and dry their socks with no ill effects.
A previous customer did a test on this using some of my hand dyed Southdown and has kindly let me share the results on my blog

This fibre was reviewed in the Spring 2013 Edition of Knitty, see what they had to say about it here




 For more detailed washing instructions take a look here.

£13.00 GBP

Including VAT: £13.00 GBP

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