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To purchase Nude Ewe wool, please call Laura Downton on 01234 362776. Or send a completed order form and cheque for the appropriate amount to The Nude Ewe Wool Project, ℅ The Wildlife Trust, Priory Country Park, Barkers Lane Bedford MK41 9SH. Please do not send cash in the post.

Postage rates:	1-4 balls (2-4 hanks)	£1.62
	5-9 balls (3-5 hanks)	£2.14
	10-14 balls (6-7 hanks)	£2.65
	15-19 balls (8-10 hanks)	£3.25
	20+ balls (10+ hanks)	£4.50
	Knit kits	£2.00 each

All of our wool is undyed, unbleached 100% British wool. Just the way the sheep made it!

Wool

Nude Ewe wool is a natural product. The colour of our fleeces can vary with the age of the sheep, exposure to sun and other factors. As such, wool colour may vary slightly between batches. To ensure that the colour of your project is consistent, your wool should all come from the same batch. We therefore recommend that you purchase all the wool you need for your project.

	Nude Ewe 'Heb DK': 100% pure undyed Hebridean lamb's wool, Double Knitting wt, 50g balls. Black colour. Knits up well with 4-5 mm needles. Price: £3.50 per ball Buy now!
	Nude Ewe 'Manx DK': 100% pure undyed Manx Loaghtan wool, Double Knitting wt, 50g balls. Red-brown, knits up well with 4-5 mm needles. Price: £3.50 per ball Buy now!
	'Sherington' Hebridean light Aran: 100% pure undyed Hebridean wool, light Aran wt, 50g balls. Near black, knits up well with 5-6 mm needles. 'Sherington' is from a private grazier in Newport Pagnell, over the border but we just couldn't resist giving them a hand! All proceeds go towards maintaining this small flock. Price: £3.50 per ball Buy now!
	'Coney Grey' Shetland Aran: 100% pure undyed Shetland wool, Aran wt, 50g balls. Medium brown colour, knits up well with 5.5-6.5 mm needles. ' 'Coney Grey' is from a private grazier in Newport Pagnell, over the border but we just couldn't resist giving them a hand! All proceeds go towards maintaining this small flock. Price: £3.50 per ball Buy now!
	Wildlife Trust North Ronaldsay: 100% pure undyed North Ronaldsay yarn, light Aran wt, 50g balls. Light greyish-brown colour. Knits up well with 5 - 6 mm needles. Price: £3.50 per ball SOLD OUT!
	Nude Ewe 'Wes': 100% pure undyed Wensleydale yarn, DK wt, 100g hanks. Cream colour, and very soft!. Knits up well with 4-4.5 mm needles. Also perfect for dyeing! Price: £7.00 per hank Buy now!
	Nude Ewe 'Speck': 100% pure undyed Beulah Speckled Face yarn, light Aran wt, 50g balls. White, knits up well with 5-6 mm needles. Price: £3.50 per ball Buy now!
	Nude Ewe 'James': handspun, 100% undyed Norfolk Horn yarn, 4-ply/DK wt. Each skein is a different weight and yardage and is priced accordingly. Creamy white with fine greyish hairs, giving it an interesting visual texture. Would knit up well on 3.75-4.5 mm needles SOLD OUT!

'Friends of the Nude Ewe' wool

We've brought in some wool from one of our Nude Ewe friends, to find out what you like and are interested in. Although not from local flocks these are still undyed, unbleached pure British wool spun in Cornwall. These breeds are used locally so if there's enough interest we'll spin up some local stock. Give them a try and let us know what you think!

Manx Loaghtan Aran: 100% pure undyed Manx Loaghtan yarn, Aran wt, 50g balls. Medium brown colour, knits up well with 5 - 6 mm needles.

Price: £3.50 per ball

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Ryeland Aran: 100% pure undyed Ryeland yarn, Aran wt, 50g balls. Ivory colour, knits up well with 5 - 6 mm needles.

Price: £3.50 per ball

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Knit Kits

Norfolk designer Rita Taylor has created a range of patterns just for us! Launched at Apple Day 2008, each is named after a different apple variety. These are available in our new Nude Ewe 'knit kits'. Each kit includes wool, instructions and a pair of 'recycled' needles that we've saved from landfill. All of our kits are knit on 2 needles and are quite simple to make.

'FIESTA'

wrist warmers

Simple and quick to knit, these wrist warmers are stylish enough for the office, while keeping your fingers free to type. Available in cream (Shetland), grey (Jacob) or brown (Manx). Ribbon included.

Price: £12.00 + £2.00 postage Buy Now!

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'GLADSTONE' teddy bear

Gladstone's jumper has a sweet but simple heart pattern. Make him up as either a brown bear with a cream jumper, or a polar bear with a brown one! Stuffing not included.

Price: £12.00 + £2.00 postage Buy Now!

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'LORD

DERBY'

hat

The Lord Derby is a stylish double-brimmed bowler. Available in: cream with grey trim, cream with brown trim, brown with black trim or brown with cream trim (Sorry, the black version shown is no longer available).

Price: £16.00 + £2.00 postage Buy Now!

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'POMONA'

bag

The Pomona purse is just the right size for your wallet, keys and mobile. Follow our directions for an 'i-cord' handle, or make your own with whatever suits your fancy!

Price: £12.00 + £2.00 postage Buy Now!

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'REINETTE'

lacy scarf

Reinette is a quick knit, perfect for impatient knitters. It comes in single colours but we like showing off the sheep with the original tri-colour version!

Price: £16.00 + £2.00 postage Buy Now!

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'GALA'

zig-zag

scarf

Gala is a simple, subtle pattern that will keep you nice and toasty on cold winter days. It's nice and long, perfect snuggling length!

Price: £20.00 + £2.00 postage Buy Now!

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Patterns

Knit up your own piece of Bedfordshire! We are pleased to offer Nude Ewe customers a series of free scarf patterns, each representing a different place in the county. A scarf will use roughly 5 50g balls of yarn, or 6 if you like a nice long one. Watch this space for more patterns to come!

Patterns in the photos are in white to show detail only; your scarf will of course be in the colour of the yarn you use. These are best knit with DK or Light Aran weight yarn.

	Bedford	The wavy pattern of this scarf represents the River Great Ouse that flows through the town. Skill level:
	Luton	The Luton scarf is designed to reflect the town's history as the British hat making centre. The sides of the scarf are done in a basket weave, with stripes in the middle representing a traditional hat band. Skill level:
	Sandy	The inspiration for The Sandy was found on a Roman clay pot excavated in the town during an archaeological dig. Skill level:
	Stewartby	Bedfordshire was once the hub of Britain's brick-making industry. This pattern, which resembles a completed brick wall, is a tribute to the site of the county's last operational brick works. Skill level:

Fleeces

Whole or part fleeces are also available for hand spinning. They come skirted and in a paper carrier bag. Please enquire re quantities and prices, and whether you require whole or part fleece, first or subsequent shear. Fleeces from the following breeds are available:

Beulah Speckled Face (white, lustrous, medium to long staple)

Black Welsh Mountain (black (the only truly black sheep!), somewhat coarse with some kemp)

Boreray *** (slightly hairy, cream with softer undercoat)

Derbyshire Gritstone (soft, white, fine)

Dorset Down ^M (short, fine, creamy white, dense and soft)

Hebridean (slightly coarse black/dark brown with grey fibres)

Herdwick (very coarse, brown/grey and white with white fibres and kemp, carpet wool)

Kendal Rough Fell (very hairy, long staple, carpet wool!)

Kerry Hill (white, springy fleece)

Manx Loaghtan * (short dense mid to dark brown, with fine crimp and tips bleached to golden brown)

Norfolk Horn * (short, close white fleece, quite fine)

North Ronaldsay ** (very fine undercoat with hairy outercoat, interesting fleece, various colours)