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To
purchase Nude Ewe wool, please email
nudeewe@yahoo.com. Or send a completed
order form and cheque for
the appropriate amount to The Wildlife Trust,
Priory Country Park, Barkers Lane Bedford MK41 9DJ. Please make cheques
out to The Wildlife Trust, and please do not send cash
in the post.
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Postage rates:
effective April 2011
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UK
First Class Royal Mail |
USA/ Canada
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1-4 balls (1-2 hanks) |
£1.96 |
£10.87 |
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5-9 balls (3-5 hanks) |
£2.48 |
£15.75 |
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10-14 balls (6-7 hanks) |
£3.05 |
£18.91 |
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15-19 balls (8-10 hanks) |
£3.71 |
£26.15 |
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20+ balls (10+ hanks) |
£5.00 |
£34.00 |
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Knit kits |
£2.50 each |
£10.87 each |
All of
our wool is undyed, unbleached 100% British wool. Just the way the sheep made
it!
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.
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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:
£4.50 per ball
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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: £4.50
per ball
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Nude Ewe 'Ron': 100% pure undyed North
Ronaldsay yarn, Double Knitting wt, 50g balls. Medium greyish-brown colour. Knits up well
with 4-5 mm needles.
Price: £4.50 per ball
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Nude Ewe 'Shel': 100% pure undyed Shetland yarn,
Double Knitting wt, 50g balls. Medium grey colour. Knits up well
with 4-5 mm needles.
Price: £4.50 per ball
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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: £9.00 per hank
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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: £4.50 per
ball
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'Flying Flock' from the Scottish Wildlife Trust:
100% pure undyed Hebridean/Shetland blend, DK weight, 50g balls. A
characterful mid grey colour, knits up well with 4-5mm needles.
'Flying Flock' is from the Scottish Wildlife
Trust's conservation grazing flocks. We have 50 balls only, so get them
before they're gone!
Price: £3.50 per ball
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'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
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'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
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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
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Each kit includes wool, instructions
and a pair of 'recycled' needles that we've saved from landfill (Note that the
'Waves' shoulder cosy kit does not include needles and is knit on circular
needles). All of our kits
are quite simple to make.
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'FIESTA'
wrist warmers |
Simple and quick to knit, these wrist warmers are stylish enough for the
office, while keeping your fingers free to type. Ribbon included.
Price: £14.00 + £2.50 postage
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'GLADSTONE' teddy bear |
Gladstone's jumper has a sweet but simple heart pattern. He comes in a
variety of colours, and each kit makes two so he can have a friend!!
Stuffing not included.
Price: £14.00 + £2.50 postage
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'LORD
DERBY'
hat |
The
Lord Derby is a stylish but deceptively simple double-brimmed bowler. Available in:
black with white trim, grey with white trim or grey with black trim.
Price: £19.00 + £2.50 postage
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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: £14.00 + £2.50 postage
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'REINETTE'
lacy scarf |
Reinette is a quick knit, perfect for impatient knitters. It comes in a
range of tri-colour versions, perfect to show off three breeds at once!
Price: £19.00 + £2.50 postage
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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: £23.00 + £2.50 postage
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'WAVES'
shoulder
cosy |
Waves
is just the thing to keep your shoulders and neck warm on chilly days. Make
it in Wes for an elegant drape, or one of our other wools for a more rustic
style.
Price: £22.00 + £2.50 postage
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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.
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Bedford |
The
wavy pattern of this scarf represents the River Great Ouse that flows
through the town.
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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.
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level:
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Sandy |
The
inspiration for The Sandy was found on a Roman clay pot excavated in the
town during an archaeological dig.
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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.
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While we
do not stock fleeces ourselves, we do know lots of farmers who are willing to
sell fleeces to hand spinners. Please let us know what breed(s) you are
interested in and we will put you in touch with the flock owner. 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)
Jacob
(lofty, slightly lustrous, medium staple black and white, easy to spin)
Kendal
Rough Fell (very hairy, long staple, carpet wool!)
Kerry
Hill (white, springy fleece)
Lleyn
(white, lofty, springy fleece with medium staple length)
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)
Poll
Dorset (dense, fine and particularly white with no kemp or black fibres, 3-4
inch staple)
Ryeland
(dense, fine white wool with good crimp)
Shetland (fine, crimped, various colours)
Southdown (white, springy, quite fine with medium staple. Takes dye very
well)
Texel
(very white, very springy)
Wensleydale * (white, lustrous, very long staple)
Whitefaced Woodland v (white, medium staple, quite fine. Takes dye very
well)
Zwartbles (brown to black, medium staple with excellent crimp)
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breed status listed as 'minority' by the
Rare Breeds Survival Trust
* breed
status listed as 'at risk'
v
breed status listed as 'vulnerable'
** breed
status listed as 'endangered'
*** breed
status listed as 'critical'
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Knit Kits
include yarn, needles and instructions for our very own patterns!
Nude Ewe wool is available at:
in Henlow
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check us out!
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in Preston, Lancs
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ethical, fair trade knitting!
Now also at:
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Saffron Walden, Essex
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