Southdown Combed Top - Hand dyed

For the hand-spinner in search of a down wool, the Southdown is a solid choice. One of Britain's oldest breeds, the Southdown produces a dense, resilient medium-grade white fleece ranging between 23–30 microns with a staple length of around 80mm. It takes dye well, spins reliably, and its spiral crimp makes it better suited to outerwear and socks than to felting. These braids have been dyed in our Mole Creek Tasmania studio using high quality acid dyes. This is a fun fibre to spin woolen long draw. Let the twist build up into the fiber, gently pinch, and allow the spindle's weight or the wheel's pull to draft the wool out as you draw your hands backward. Sourced from the UK. Each braid is a generous 100g