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500g (1.1lbs) Bulky Wool : Rare Breed Wensleydale and Bluefaced Leicester Millhouse Blue

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Ethically produced from our high welfare farm

 5 x 100g (5 x 3.53 oz) Bulky Wool … lustrous and beautifully soft, genuine Wensleydale blended with fine Bluefaced Leicester. 

An opportunity to purchase 500g of this beautiful pure wool at the best price we can offer for your luxury project.

Our Price Promise
Home Farm have withdrawn all of their wool from wool shops and craft shows, and are trading online only.  We therefore provide our best discount for larger quantities directly to the buyer, and not the reseller or venue.  Given the cost of living crisis we all face, we are happy to make available high quality wool for your craft, at the lowest price possible.

 

Our home grown pure wensleydale wool is lustrous and beautifully soft, a single breed wool.

Simply gorgeous wool from the Home Farm collection.  Our wool is washed and spun traditionally in Yorkshire and boasts fantastic stitch definition and drape.  It is silky, smooth, soft and lustrous.  Wensleydale is a versatile yarn and will knit to a standard tension or slightly finer.   This is pure worsted spun Wensleydale, there are no other longwool fibres to bulk out this wool.  Ideal for any wool knitting or crochet pattern.  Please see our table below for further information.  

 

This wool is available in natural and five tasteful colours.

Do try to ensure you buy enough wool for your project to make sure you are using the same dye lot.  If you find you are short and would like more of the same colour, please message us with your dye number and of course a note that you bought a special pack so that we are able to offer extra skeins at this discounted price . 

We always try to photograph our products as accurately as possible.  However, colours may vary slightly.

 

We ship worldwide

UK

US

Colour

Millhouse Blue

Millhouse Blue

Yarn Weight

Chunky Plus

Bulky

Ball Weight

100g

3.52oz

Yarn Length

85 meters

96 yards

Tension

10cm sq

6mm needles: 14 sts x 18 rows
7mm needles: 12 sts x 16 rows
8mm needles: 11 sts x 15 rows
9mm needles: 10 sts x 14 rows

3.93 inches sq

size 10 needles: 14 sts x 18 rows
size 10.5 needles: 12 sts x 16 rows
size 11 needles: 11 sts x 15 rows
size 13 needles: 10 sts x 14 rows

Washing

Pure wool - hand wash and dry flat OR wash on the woollen setting on your modern washing machine preferably at 20C and spin at 800rpm

Pure wool - hand wash and dry flat OR wash on the woollen setting on your modern washing machine preferably at 20C and spin at 800rpm

  

...........         This yarn is a revelation and I cannot stop petting it.

I'm knitting a swatch on 6mm needles and am thrilled with how it's turning out. I am not usually a lover of soft wools because I feel they tend to lack personality. Also in my experience the really soft wools seem to pill and look ratty really quickly because they don't usually possess the qualities that make a yarn hardwearing - high twist, a little bit of grit and prickle... But your buttery soft Big Wool yarn is an exception! It's got presence and woolliness yet feels silky and smooth to the touch and it looks to me as though it will wear well in my road testing.

There's less of a difference here between the airy plump yarn ball and fat bouncy stitches worked in this yarn; the hand-squish-grab really gives an instant impression of the soft and silky nature of the yarn. 

Felicity Ford  http://www.wovember.com/

Packaging

Wherever possible we will use paper packaging

However, Europe, US, Canada and Rest of World, it is not always possible to use paper due to the soft contents of the package.  If this is the case, we use 90 micron polythene mailbags.  Recycling guide: LDPE 4 (Low density polyethylene).

Low-density polyethylene, or LDPE, is number 4-coded plastic, commonly used to manufacture shopping bags, dry cleaning bags and flexible bottles and lids.  Although not as commonly recycled as number 1 polyethylene terephthalate or number 2 high-density polyethylene, LDPE recycling is gaining traction as its post-consumer uses increase. One use is combining recycled LDPE with wood to create composite lumber suitable for light applications. All these plastics can be recycled into different products, but of the three, LDPE results in the most greenhouse gas savings when it's recycled.  

But please - do not put number 4 LDPE plastic into a recycling bin unless you are sure it is accepted. Otherwise, you could contaminate an entire batch of recycled plastic.

Shipping Information

WE SHIP EVERY DAY

We offer FREE SHIPPING on all orders over £50. This will usually be Royal Mail 48 tracked.   We make every effort to ship your order within 24 hours.

UK Shipping

UK Shipping - we use Royal Mail for shipping and unfortunately in recent months the costs have increased significantly. 

International Shipping

We offer a £10 flat rate on all International shipping on orders over £100.

We always try to keep our costs to a minimum.  We usually use Royal Mail Tracked, which does not include Signed.  We are given a proof of postage which includes your address details and the weight of your parcel, but you do not sign for your parcel which is the preferred way since Covid.  This service is cost effective and very reliable.  However, we cannot accept responsibility for your goods once they have left the UK with this service.

If you would prefer your order to be sent International Tracked & Signed then please message me with your order.    Using this service your order will be fully tracked with signature on delivery and the added cost for this service is low.  

Shipping times

To reduce our carbon footprint we like to support our local mobile shipping service which sets up in our village and is within easy walking distance for us.  

Royal Mail states the following on their website: https://www.royalmail.com/personal/international-delivery/international-standard

UK – 24 – next working day

UK – 48 - - up to two working days

International Tracked 

Western Europe – within two to three working days

Eastern Europe – within three to four working days

USA/Canada and Rest of the World – within six to seven working days

If, for any reason, you are not happy with your purchase or need to exchange an item, please post it back to us.  Should you require any advice please contact us on +44 7762 787836 or email us at homefarmwensleydales@gmail.com.

If posting your return to us, please re-package your goods carefully and use the Royal Mail's Recorded Signed For™ or similar service to send your items as we cannot be held responsible for items lost in the post. Please enclose a covering letter outlining the reason for the return.

For International returns, please mark your parcel as "returned goods" otherwise it may get held up at customs which will cause your refund to be delayed.

All Returns should be posted to:

Home Farm Wensleydales
3 Samphire Place
Rock
PL27 6FZ

You have the right to cancel your order at any point up to 14 days after full receipt of the goods providing you contact us stating your desire to do so (email homefarmwensleydales@gmail.com  or call +44 7762 787836)  You will be refunded the cost of the goods but unless the item is faulty we will not be able to refund your postage. 

Ethically produced from our high welfare farm

 5 x 100g (5 x 3.53 oz) Bulky Wool … lustrous and beautifully soft, genuine Wensleydale blended with fine Bluefaced Leicester. 

An opportunity to purchase 500g of this beautiful pure wool at the best price we can offer for your luxury project.

Our Price Promise
Home Farm have withdrawn all of their wool from wool shops and craft shows, and are trading online only.  We therefore provide our best discount for larger quantities directly to the buyer, and not the reseller or venue.  Given the cost of living crisis we all face, we are happy to make available high quality wool for your craft, at the lowest price possible.

 

Our home grown pure wensleydale wool is lustrous and beautifully soft, a single breed wool.

Simply gorgeous wool from the Home Farm collection.  Our wool is washed and spun traditionally in Yorkshire and boasts fantastic stitch definition and drape.  It is silky, smooth, soft and lustrous.  Wensleydale is a versatile yarn and will knit to a standard tension or slightly finer.   This is pure worsted spun Wensleydale, there are no other longwool fibres to bulk out this wool.  Ideal for any wool knitting or crochet pattern.  Please see our table below for further information.  

 

This wool is available in natural and five tasteful colours.

Do try to ensure you buy enough wool for your project to make sure you are using the same dye lot.  If you find you are short and would like more of the same colour, please message us with your dye number and of course a note that you bought a special pack so that we are able to offer extra skeins at this discounted price . 

We always try to photograph our products as accurately as possible.  However, colours may vary slightly.

 

We ship worldwide

UK

US

Colour

Millhouse Blue

Millhouse Blue

Yarn Weight

Chunky Plus

Bulky

Ball Weight

100g

3.52oz

Yarn Length

85 meters

96 yards

Tension

10cm sq

6mm needles: 14 sts x 18 rows
7mm needles: 12 sts x 16 rows
8mm needles: 11 sts x 15 rows
9mm needles: 10 sts x 14 rows

3.93 inches sq

size 10 needles: 14 sts x 18 rows
size 10.5 needles: 12 sts x 16 rows
size 11 needles: 11 sts x 15 rows
size 13 needles: 10 sts x 14 rows

Washing

Pure wool - hand wash and dry flat OR wash on the woollen setting on your modern washing machine preferably at 20C and spin at 800rpm

Pure wool - hand wash and dry flat OR wash on the woollen setting on your modern washing machine preferably at 20C and spin at 800rpm

  

...........         This yarn is a revelation and I cannot stop petting it.

I'm knitting a swatch on 6mm needles and am thrilled with how it's turning out. I am not usually a lover of soft wools because I feel they tend to lack personality. Also in my experience the really soft wools seem to pill and look ratty really quickly because they don't usually possess the qualities that make a yarn hardwearing - high twist, a little bit of grit and prickle... But your buttery soft Big Wool yarn is an exception! It's got presence and woolliness yet feels silky and smooth to the touch and it looks to me as though it will wear well in my road testing.

There's less of a difference here between the airy plump yarn ball and fat bouncy stitches worked in this yarn; the hand-squish-grab really gives an instant impression of the soft and silky nature of the yarn. 

Felicity Ford  http://www.wovember.com/

Packaging

Wherever possible we will use paper packaging

However, Europe, US, Canada and Rest of World, it is not always possible to use paper due to the soft contents of the package.  If this is the case, we use 90 micron polythene mailbags.  Recycling guide: LDPE 4 (Low density polyethylene).

Low-density polyethylene, or LDPE, is number 4-coded plastic, commonly used to manufacture shopping bags, dry cleaning bags and flexible bottles and lids.  Although not as commonly recycled as number 1 polyethylene terephthalate or number 2 high-density polyethylene, LDPE recycling is gaining traction as its post-consumer uses increase. One use is combining recycled LDPE with wood to create composite lumber suitable for light applications. All these plastics can be recycled into different products, but of the three, LDPE results in the most greenhouse gas savings when it's recycled.  

But please - do not put number 4 LDPE plastic into a recycling bin unless you are sure it is accepted. Otherwise, you could contaminate an entire batch of recycled plastic.

Shipping Information

WE SHIP EVERY DAY

We offer FREE SHIPPING on all orders over £50. This will usually be Royal Mail 48 tracked.   We make every effort to ship your order within 24 hours.

UK Shipping

UK Shipping - we use Royal Mail for shipping and unfortunately in recent months the costs have increased significantly. 

International Shipping

We offer a £10 flat rate on all International shipping on orders over £100.

We always try to keep our costs to a minimum.  We usually use Royal Mail Tracked, which does not include Signed.  We are given a proof of postage which includes your address details and the weight of your parcel, but you do not sign for your parcel which is the preferred way since Covid.  This service is cost effective and very reliable.  However, we cannot accept responsibility for your goods once they have left the UK with this service.

If you would prefer your order to be sent International Tracked & Signed then please message me with your order.    Using this service your order will be fully tracked with signature on delivery and the added cost for this service is low.  

Shipping times

To reduce our carbon footprint we like to support our local mobile shipping service which sets up in our village and is within easy walking distance for us.  

Royal Mail states the following on their website: https://www.royalmail.com/personal/international-delivery/international-standard

UK – 24 – next working day

UK – 48 - - up to two working days

International Tracked 

Western Europe – within two to three working days

Eastern Europe – within three to four working days

USA/Canada and Rest of the World – within six to seven working days

If, for any reason, you are not happy with your purchase or need to exchange an item, please post it back to us.  Should you require any advice please contact us on +44 7762 787836 or email us at homefarmwensleydales@gmail.com.

If posting your return to us, please re-package your goods carefully and use the Royal Mail's Recorded Signed For™ or similar service to send your items as we cannot be held responsible for items lost in the post. Please enclose a covering letter outlining the reason for the return.

For International returns, please mark your parcel as "returned goods" otherwise it may get held up at customs which will cause your refund to be delayed.

All Returns should be posted to:

Home Farm Wensleydales
3 Samphire Place
Rock
PL27 6FZ

You have the right to cancel your order at any point up to 14 days after full receipt of the goods providing you contact us stating your desire to do so (email homefarmwensleydales@gmail.com  or call +44 7762 787836)  You will be refunded the cost of the goods but unless the item is faulty we will not be able to refund your postage.