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Real Farm? For 17 years, we farmed 150 acres in the Cotswolds, caring for our pedigree Wensleydale flock—kept purely for wool, never for meat. Everything we did was focused on the highest welfare standards, producing healthy sheep and truly beautiful fleeces. This ethos continues today through the starter flocks we’ve helped establish. Our wool is:
✨ Good for your craft, and kinder to the planet. https://www.facebook.com/jaynedryden https://www.facebook.com/homefarmwensleydales |
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Real Sheep? The majority of our flock has always been Wensleydale - and there’s a reason this breed is so rare! They’re large, costly to feed, and their beautiful fleece requires real care and attention. We’ve always avoided chemicals and pesticides, and taken great care at shearing. The result is exceptional quality fibre—producing the finest, most valuable lustrous locks, perfect for washing and combing. ✨ High effort, but truly worth it for fibre this special. |
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Real Wool? We don’t buy in breed-specific tops or fleece - everything comes from our own flock or our starter flocks. Most commercial scoured “tops” contain around 60% other fibres, which is why they can be sold cheaply. Our fleece is washed, spun, and dyed in Yorkshire in its own batch. It’s not simple or cheap, but this ensures every skein we produce is 100% genuine and traceable. ✨ Pure wool, done properly. |
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Is there some feedback from your customers? Yes! Check out our FAQs and take a look at this review in Knit Now, a much-loved UK knitting magazine. I had no idea it was happening, so it’s a genuine reflection of the quality of our wool. In the review, Home Farm scored 100% - coming first place, ahead of WYS (West Yorkshire Spinners), Erika Knight, Stylecraft, Fyberspates, and Sublime. 🎉 ✨ We’re thrilled - and so proud of our wool!
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Does it wash in a washing machine? Our wool is 100% pure, so always use the ‘wool wash’ setting on your machine. Because our yarn is made from uniform fibres from the same breed, garments retain their shape and won’t shrink or distort - unlike many blended wools, where different fibres behave differently. Our wool is completely untreated - no plastics, acrylics, polyamide, or superwash treatments. ✨ Natural, safe, and beautifully stable. |
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Do you ship worldwide? Yes! We’re an online wool shop and regularly ship to Europe, North America, South America, Australasia, India, and China. There’s no markup on shipping - we only charge the actual postage. EU GPSR disclosures Risk Assessment: No risks identified with wool, packaging should be disposed of safely and sustainably with other plastic packaging in the home. Products are labelled with a traceable batch number. Home Farm Wensleydales is one of very few wool suppliers with wool coming from its own pedigree flock, each sheep is tracked for lifetime traceability, the wool is personally taken through the mill production processes and washed and spun separately from other manufacturers. Recall Processes: Customer data is retained with the traceable batch number. This enables a prompt recall notice to be issued by email and phone number should this ever be required. Notifying competent authorities: In the unlikely event of a safety concern, competent authorities in the countries where consumers were affected would be done immediately. Consumer remedy in the event of a recall: In the unlikely event of a product recall a full refund would be provided to those customers affected. Maintaining records: Records to enable a prompt product recall including detailed product and supply chain records are maintained for 10 years. EU Responsible person: All correspondence related to GPSR should be addressed to Waste disposal: Wool is a natural product and should be disposed of in either the food domestic waste stream or the garden waste stream. |
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Trade Discounts Unfortunately, we do not sell to trade. We sell directly online only to ensure our customers always get the best possible prices. |
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Can everything be purchased online? We aim to list all our products online, but we’re happy to take special requests for your project. If you don’t see what you need, just get in touch and we’ll do our best to help! |
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