Tag Archives: Wensleydale

Annestown Beach – March 2018 Tiger Club

Posted on April 6, 2018 by ThePaintedTiger

March is another month where I went with the colors I wanted, and fit an ‘inspiration’ to it. This has been just a long dreary winter and I was ready for some colors of spring! I love this picture of … Continue reading →

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Wonderful Wensleydale

Posted on April 8, 2016 by ThePaintedTiger

The Wensleydale sheep breed began with a cross of a Dishley Leichester ram and a Teeswater ewe in 1838. The result is a large sheep with ‘blue’ head and these wonderful long locks. The staple length is quite long in … Continue reading →

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Fresh from the Dyepot – Wonderful Wensleydale

Posted on October 17, 2010 by ThePaintedTiger

It is time for a new fiber to join the zoo! Wensleydale is a lovely luster longwool, which means a staple length of 8 or so inches. Lovely for lace, or fancy spinning like boucle. All braids are 8 oz, … Continue reading →