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Mineralogy Tops - MOW Special

Mineralogy Tops - MOW Special

£7.50
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Mineralogy Tops - MOW Special

Mineralogy Tops - MOW Special

£7.50
£7.50
Sale Sold out
Tops Shade

75% Falklands Corriedale / 17% Grey Exmoor Blueface / 8% Romney

As part of our annual Mill Open Weekend shenanigans, we always create a limited-edition mini collection of yarn and tops to help celebrate in style. We thought we would try something new this year, by making you all honorary Mill Folk and inviting you to help us! Introducing, Mineralogy… 

First you chose a soft and lustrous blend of Corriedale, Grey Exmoor Blueface and Romney. It is mostly Corriedale, a gorgeously soft and bouncy fibre, well suited to pretty much anything you might fancy making in it! You chose to blend this Corriedale with soft and lustrous Grey Exmoor Blueface, and then to enhance the drape by adding a dash of Romney. The resulting tops are buttery soft with a gentle handle and warm, woolly character. 

We love drawing on the natural world when creating themes for our ranges, so were thrilled when you selected Geology and Minerals as an inspiration for your chosen colour palette. There is so much inspiration to draw from with this theme, from a favourite pebble picked up on a beach , to the cliffs and formations which can be spotted the length and breadth of the UK. In keeping with the theme, we’ve photographed this range, along with a few samples, at Haytor, one of Dartmoor’s most dramatic rock formations. 

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Specifications

Blend: 75% Falklands Corriedale / 17% Grey Exmoor Blueface / 8% Romney

Colour Blending: We start with solid coloured tops (aligned fibre) and blend them together using precise recipes to create our nuanced shades. 

The entire range is created from a handful of base colours, making it easy to find harmonious colour combos for colourwork projects.  

Fibre Characteristics

Falklands Corriedale: This fibre has a good long staple length, is smooth with a hint of lustre and oodles of bounce. The breed is derived from a cross of the Merino sheep and Lincoln Longwool. Micron: 29; Average Staple Length: 12.5cm/5”

Grey Exmoor Blueface: We found this fibre by visiting our local British Wool Marketing Board grading station. It is pale silver in colour, wonderfully soft, with a delicate woolly halo and plenty of lustre. The sheep are a crossbreed of the distinguished Bluefaced Leicester (the softest British sheep breed) with a local hill sheep. Micron: 33; Average Staple Length: 11.5cm/4.5”

Romney: This breed has been farmed since the 13th century and originates from the Romney Marsh area of Kent. Their fibre is fine and semi-lustrous with good drape and a little bounce, perfect for adding a little sheen. Micron: 34; Average Staple Length: 10cm/4”

British Wool Blend

This base is a Traceable Wool Blend. The UK portion of this fibre purchased from the British Wool Marketing Board (BWMB) uses their new traceability scheme meaning that all the wool is fully traceable back to the exact farm it came from. We know which farmer, in which area, contributed to every bale of wool we process, including how many sheep produced their share.

However, our climate here in the UK is not suited to Merino and Corriedale sheep. We make sure to source ours from the Falklands in order to ensure that the animals have been treated with the utmost care and are free from harmful mulesing.

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