Tour of Our Blends
We are proud to use our little home base in Toronto as a home mill and dye studio. Below is an archive of all the fibre blends that are created on our humble Ashford drumcarder
Poppy Tweed
40% Ontario BFL/Romney
40% Ontario Romney/Corriedale crossbreed
15% Bleached Linen
5% Sari Silk(red)
A different take on Anchoress Tweed. The beige linen melts beautifully into the dyed wool and Sari silk flecks create a glamourous tweed yarn.
Poppy is the Star-striking fleece that we use in this blend
Anchoress Tweed
40% Ontario BFL
20% Ontario Romney/Corriedale cross
20% Ontario Mohair
15% Linen
5% Sari Silk
The same Anchoress we all know and love, with some added texture. The beige linen melts beautifully into the dyed wool and Sari silk flecks create a glamourous tweed yarn.
Waggle Dance
48% Ontario BFL/Romney
48% Ontario Cheviot
4% Sari Silk
The blend with the most bounce, this hearty combination of durable Cheviot and silky long-stapled BFL/Romney is an easy beginner spin. The final yarn is a beautiful heathered fawn-brown with vibrant pops of sari silk tweed.
The BFL/Romney is grown by Patience at Shepherd's Hill Farm. This base will be available as long as Patience's fleece is available.
Ace of Spades
48% Ontario Border Leicester/Romney lamb
48% Ontario BFL/Romney
4% Sari Silk
Primarily longwools, this deep chocolate brown base with complementary pops of sari silk tweed feels sleek and soft on the skin. The BFL/Romney is the highlight of this blend, contributing to a lightweight and airy yarn.
This base is extremely limited. Once the BL/Romney lamb fleece is consumed, this blend will be discontinued.
Lepidoptera Series: Monarch Tweed
50% Ontario Lincoln Suffolk
30% Ontario BFL Romney Lamb
15% Hemp
5% Sari Silk
For the Adventurous spinner, this blend of black and white wool, hemp, and sari silk is an experience in texture. This blend offers the baby-soft feel of lambswool with the crisp handle of hemp, spinning up to the most intricate tweed of all our bases.
The Lepidoptera Series is an everchanging blend. As fleeces are consumed, this blend will evolve. All bases in the Lepidoptera Series will have a hemp and silk component.
Lepidoptera Series: Glasswing Tweed
50% Ontario Romney Corriedale
30% Ontario BFL Romney Lamb
15% Hemp
5% Sari Silk
For the Adventurous spinner, this blend of black and white wool, hemp, and sari silk is an experience in texture. This blend offers the baby-soft feel of lambswool with the crisp handle of hemp, spinning up to the most intricate tweed of all our bases.
The Lepidoptera Series is an everchanging blend. As fleeces are consumed, this blend will evolve. All bases in the Lepidoptera Series will have a hemp and silk component.
Glasswing Tweed is the second variation in this series and is a sister blend to Monarch Tweed.
Verdant
50% Ontario Corriedale
50% Alberta or Ontario Cheviot
A true-to-the-land base that is designed for an effortless spinning experience. Soft Corriedale bounce is enhanced with Cheviot for added structure. Perfect for woolly garments or comfort socks.