Mielke's
Fiber Arts, LLC Your Central Wisconsin source for weaving,
spinning, knitting, crocheting, tatting, bobbin lace, felting, dyeing, and
locker hooking equipment, books, and supplies.
From Ashford Handicrafts, New Zealand. Imported by
Foxglove Fiberarts Supply.
The Corriedale sheep is found on sheep farms all over New Zealand. It's wool has a clear even crimp and is smooth and easy to spin or felt. The sheep are well cared for and are not
mulesed.
Excellent fiber for beginning spinners. Spin a fine to medium woollen, worsted or semi-worsted yarn. Corriedale will bulk after washing and has good elasticity.
Also a good
felting fiber, especially good for needle felting.
Comes in a wide range of 55 colors, so it is fun to use for
blending experiments. See color samples below. Micron count: 27-30. Staple length is approximately 4 1/2 inches.
Natural Ecru...$6.25 per 1/4 lb.
Natural Greys...$6.90 per 1/4 lb.
Dyed Colors...$7.40 per 1/4 lb.
OR
$1.95 per ounce if ordering less than four ounces of a
color.
$35.00 for sampler bag with 50 colors, approximately 16 ounces total, aka our
Fiber Artist's Bag of Candy! (See below)
PLEASE NOTE: Colors vary from monitor to monitor, and it is difficult to
get a photograph or scanned image to show the true colors, especially with
something with such depth and luster as wool. These photos can only give
you a representation of the true colors.
Natural Ecru #109110
Natural Lt. Grey #109109
Natural Med. Grey #109108
Natural Dk. Grey #109107
Black #109121
Smoke #109122
Chocolate #109126
Nutmeg #109118
Copper #109124
Toffee
#109363
Butterscotch
#109364
Pumpkin #109104
Camel #109123
Cherub
#109355
Rose #109105
Cupcake
#109360
Candy #109135
Pansy #109141
Berry #109106
Magenta #109129
Raspberry #109142
Eggplant #109115
Purple #109131
Lilac Haze #109117
Sweet
Pea #109361
Lavender #109139
Turquoise #109133
Teal #109116
Green #109128
Moss #109111
Fir #109114
Lima #109125
Lime #109138
Mint
#109359
Lemon #109140
Yellow #109132
Honey
#109362
Apricot
#109358
Marigold #109113
Tangerine #109143
Orange #109130
Red #109134
Chili
Pepper #109356
Navy #109112
Indigo #109136 Note,
the current batch of this color is darker than it has been before, and
darker than the sample on the color cards.
55 colors of NZ Corriedale wool roving, approximately
17 ounces total.
Individual colors are not labeled.
Small Bag of Candy 25 colors from the NZ Corriedale line, approximately 8 ounces total.
[Note: Color selection varies from batch to batch, but will contain four shades
of blue, green, and red/pinks, three shades of yellow and purple, two shades of
orange and brown, as
well as black, white and grey.] Individual colors are not labeled.
Mielke's
Fiber Arts, LLC
