Radnor
Fibre Colours: The natural colours are white.
Feel in hand: It has a nice soft crisp feel.
Smell: It has a lovely smell to the fibre the sheep smell is not overbearing.
Fibre uses: Id knit anything with it - feels good near my skin.
Historical facts: Conservation breed. Originated from central Wales in the early 1900s.
Next to skin feel: spongey soft
Fibre Luster: Its shiny / dense/ feels crisp but also soft.
Staple length: 3" to 5.5"
Microns: 31 to 33
Spun on my Kromski Sonata - using the whorl size 10 to 1
I plyed from center pull ball
D/K (11 WPI)
31.5 meters
Plying shows a definite pretty twist in the plyed yarn
A pretty creamy white colour with a nice sheen.
Is a lovely feel near my skin very soft and wooly like the inside of an ugg boot.
Would I buy this fibre again.. Yes
Would I knit with it.. Yes definitely.
Cormo - to be updated
Charollais
Fibre Colours: The natural colours are white.
Feel in hand: It has a nice soft springy feel.
Smell: It has a lovely smell to the fibre the sheep smell is not overbearing.
Fibre uses: Id knit anything with it - feels good near my skin.
Historical facts: This breed was developed in Burgundy, France in the 19th century by crossing British Leicester Longwool sheep with French landraces.
Next to skin feel: spongey soft
Fibre Luster: Its shiny / dense/ feels crisp but also soft.
Staple length: 3"
Microns: 30 to 33
Spun on my Kromski Sonata - using the whorl size 10 to 1
I plyed from center pull ball
D/K (11 WPI)
39.6 meters
Plying shows a definite pretty twist in the plyed yarn
A pretty creamy white colour with a lovely sheen but not overly bright sheen.
Would I buy this fibre again.. Yep definietly.
Would I knit with it.. Yep anything I guess as its that soft.
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