Handspun Eider wool yarn. This is unusual to find as handspun. Has a high loft with good stretch. Excellent stitch definition so great for texture patterns such as cables. Good for outerwear -hat, mitts etc

Total weight: 102g

Total length: 256yds.

Thickness: Approximately Aran/DK. This is an unusual yarn. The length is Dk but the high loft gives it an Aran thickness.

Colour: a delightful white which has been kettle dyed with indigo producing a soft shade of blue with a hint of turquoise. There are natural variations in colour to add a muted effect to your finished project.

Colours may be lighter or darker depending on whether the pictures are taken in daylight, sunlight or inside light.

Spinning is my hobby, not a business. As long as I cover my costs I'm happy, hence why my prices are so good. Think quality yarns such as Spincycle, Hedgehog, Fyberspates, Manos del Uruguay, Malabrigo, etc.

I spin yarns using a top whorl hand spindle (see pictures). I use a high quality fibres - alpaca, llama, yak, silk, many types of superior wool plus flax, linen and other speciality fibres. I don't use cheap coarse wool like Jacob, Ryeland, Welsh, Swaledale, Romney etc. For safety, I would never use nylon as it melts at high temperature. 

I do not cheat by using a spinning wheel or machine of any kind and then have the cheek to call it "hand" spun!  Check with sellers what process they use if not specified. 

Each 50gm takes around 6 to 8 hours to spin, 2 hours to ply and time for soaking and setting the twist for which I use a frame with an exact one yard wrap for counting the yardage. 

Unlike most other spinners I don't do super chunky yarn. I prefer DK, sock and some beautiful lace weight yarn. This can take 5 x longer to produce than the "thicker is quicker" yarns.

Now the boring stuff: Please do not bid or buy if you really don't want, or can't afford, to pay. If you win you buy. I do expect payment promptly. 

I am always happy to combine shipping. Please ask me for an invoice for 2 or more items to be combined. My postage cost includes 75p to cover printing, packaging, petrol to the post office and eBay fees (oh yes, they charge us fees on everything). So for those who wonder about it, the answer is no, I don't make any profit at all on shipping.