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.