SweetGeorgia Spinning Fibres in Targhee, Polwarth+Silk, and BFL+Silk.
100g (approx 3.5 oz) bundles of spinning fibre
Targhee is bred from Rambouillet, Columbia, Lincoln, and Corriedale crosses and produces a wool that has 25% long wool and 75% fine wool characteristics. This wool dyes beautifully and is super soft at approximately 23 to 23.5 microns. Targhee wool has a matte finish and feels spongey, making for wonderfully soft and lofty handspun yarns.
100g (approx 3.5 oz) bundles of spinning fibre
Polwarth+Silk is our decadent hand-dyed spinning fibre blend of 85% super soft Polwarth wool and 15% tussah silk for shimmer.
The Polwarth sheep is a mix of 75% Merino (for softness) and 25% Lincoln (longer staple length) and a must-spin in your repertoire! Polwarth is wonderful for felting, so be sure to treat this fibre gently if you don’t want to felt it! Fibres compact during dyeing, so pre-draft a little for better spinning. Hand wash and lay flat to dry. Hand-dyed in professional acid dyes for excellent colourfastness.
100g (approx 3.5 oz) bundles of spinning fibre
BFL+Silk. Bluefaced Leicester 75% and Tussah Silk 25% blended together for a very lustrous and luxurious top. BFL is one of the softest, glossiest medium-long wools (longer fibre staple length), and naturally more durable, making it a favourite spinning fibre for many. The glittery tussah silk in this blend adds to the softness and shine, making this an indulgence to spin. To care for this fibre blend, wash handknits by hand in cool to warm water and lay flat to dry. Hand-dyed in professional acid dyes for excellent colourfastness.
100g (approx 3.5 oz) bundles of spinning fibre
More About SweetGeorgia Yarns
Founded in 2005 by Felicia Lo, SweetGeorgia Yarns is an artisan yarn company that is passionate about bringing you stunningly saturated colours, luxurious natural fibres and performance yarns of the highest quality.
Based in Vancouver, Canada, we design and distribute an exclusive collection of hand-dyed yarns of fine merino wool, silk, mohair, and cashmere in every weight from lace and sock to sweater and chunky yarns. We offer our line of yarns on our online shop, via custom order requests and through our fine retailers worldwide.
More than a decade has passed since I dyed my first skein of yarn at my dining room table. Today, our yarns and fibres are hand-dyed at our studio in Vancouver, Canada by an incredible team of passionate and skilled artisans.
Over the years, the things we collectively believe, practice, and value have converged and interwoven to become the fabric of “SweetGeorgia.” For many, SweetGeorgia has become synonymous with vibrant colour and luxury yarn. But for us, it’s about more than yarn. Our mission is to transform people through the power of colour and craft.
