Mixed Wool Fiber Sampler - Includes 35 samples of roving. This includes an assortment of different types of wool that will give you a chance to see which fibers you prefer to work with. Includes different textures, staple lengths and colours for you to experiment with. Makes a great gift for new spinners and experienced spinners alike. All of the fibers in this kit are available in larger quantities as well. Send me a message if you would like a custom kit made up!
You can also order this kit with The Fleece and Fiber Sourcebook. This one-of-a-kind encyclopedia shines a spotlight on more than 200 animals and their wondrous fleece. Profiling a worldwide array of fiber-producers that includes northern Africa’s dromedary camel, the Navajo churro, and the Tasmanian merino, Carol Ekarius and Deborah Robson include photographs of each animal’s fleece at every stage of the handcrafting process, from raw to cleaned, spun, and woven. The Fleece & Fiber Sourcebook is an artist’s handbook, travel guide, and spinning enthusiast’s ultimate reference source all in one.
Fibers included are as follows:
Texel
Teeswater
Swaledale
Shropshire
Merino
Polwarth
Blue Faced Leicester
Suffolk
South American
Shetland
Rambouillet
Perendale
Norwegian
New Zealand
Masham
Lincoln
Kent Romney
Jacob
Icelandic
Welsh
Finnish
Gotland
Eider
Dorset Horn
Corriedale
Scandinavian
Whiteface Woodland
Lonk
Devon
Exmoor Horn
Cheviot
Lleyn
Bergschaf
Radnor
Herdwick
