DESCRIPTION
Our undyed wool yarn comes from a small 8-acre farm tucked away in the hills of Escondido just outside San Diego county. Here, our textile artist lives and gives hospice to a small herd of Suri alpacas and Navajo Churro sheep.
Navajo Churros are the best fiber sheep for the hot, dry, shrubby environment in Escondido. They are tolerant of the heat and woody terrain while producing beautiful long fiber wool that the Navajo people would traditionally use for their handwoven rugs. This is a great yarn for weaving tapestries too and it’s an economical yarn for experimenting with dyes.
This fiber has been sheared and spun into yarn by hand by our textile artist and is undyed and untreated - perfect for you to try out dyeing with—we recommend natural plant dyes!
We’ve included a few photos from our artist who used plants such as Eucalyptus, Mushrooms, Lichen and Nettle to dye her yarn. See below for other flower and plant ideas to use as natural dyes.
Natural Color of this wool yarn is a warm tan.
This fiber content is 100% Navajo Churro wool.
DETAILS
- Navajo Churro Sheep’s Wool Yarn
- Undyed Wool Yarn
- Put-up: 50g (40 yards or 120 feet)
- Put-up: 100g (80 yards or 240 feet)
- Sport weight
- Undyed and untreated
- Long Fibers
- Best for tapestry, rugs, and blanket weaving
- Ready to take dye
- Made in the USA by a woman owned and run small business on a small farm
We love and use foraged or gardened plant materials for natural dyes for our wool, such as
- chamomile
- calendula
- marigolds
- Japanese indigo
- black hollyhocks
- Hopi Sunflowers
- Hopi Amaranth
- Hibiscus petals
- Onion Skins
- Avocado Skins and Pits
- Blueberries
- Blackberries
- Nasturtiums
- Spinach
- Red Cabbage
- Red Alder Tree
- Osage Orange Tree
You may need a mordant with most, but can usually use food friendly mordants, such as alum.
There are also many dye kits available on Etsy for natural plant dyes that include the mordant if needed (or tell you where to find it). Read the reviews and product descriptions carefully!
