100% Pure Hebridean wool; 23rd July 2015 Clip
Our limited edition launch yarn from the Escrick Park Estate flock, shepherded by my father, John Atkinson.
100% pure undyed Hebridean wool
DK (light worsted) weight
233 metres per 100g skein (255 yards per 3½ ounce skein)
Cool hand wash only - Lay flat to dry naturally
Sourced, scoured and spun in the UK
The overall colour is a complex dark pitch brown which becomes becomes silvery grey or tan in different lights. A soft and lustrous handle produces a fabric with bounce and structure when knitted. The yarn captures the scent of the fields, flock and new lambs in straw-filled barns.
Be part of what has been an exciting, nerve-wracking and ground-breaking journey with this incredible yarn, carefully shepherded from field to final skein.
Available to buy from 8pm on Wednesday 13th April 2016.