Dancing Waters Farm aka Mostly Mohair
Living with chickens, goats, sheep and wildlife on a small central NJ farm
| Description: | Hand dyed before carding. 50% Mohair, 50% Shetland Wool |
| Color: | 1 oz each of Sun Yellow, Toffee, Periwinkle, Turquiose |
| Fiber Content: | Mohair: DWF’s Roberto and Ingrid Wool: Shetland, Phoenix Farm’s (WI) Cry Baby |
| Type (Processor): | Roving (Spinderella, UT) |
| Quantity (Pounds): | 4 oz total – 1 ounce of each color |
| Price: | $10 plus shipping. |
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Romney 2014 Yearling Ram Fleece
| Description: | This is a yearling ram fleece with nice lock structure and 4 inches in length. This is a washed fleece, with very little VM. It is not super soft but has a nice medium crimp and is springy. |
| Color: | Medium Brown |
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| Breed: | Romney |
| Weight (pounds): | 3.9 |
| Price: | $1/ounce or $15/pound for full fleece plus shipping. $12/pound raw fleece is equivalent to $17/pound washed due to average 30% washing loss. |
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Dark Brown 72% Shetland 28% Llama
| Description: | Natural colored 72% Shetland Wool 28% Llama |
| Color: | Dark Browns |
| Fiber Content: | 72% Wool: Shetland, Autumn Breeze Acres (PA) 28% Llama: Phoenix Farm’s (WI) Eclipse |
| Type (Processor): | Roving (Gurdy Run, PA) |
| Quantity (Pounds): | 5 |
| Price: | $2/ounce, $13/8 ounces (63% savings), $23/pound (67% savings) plus shipping. Savings is fiber cost + shipping versus 1 oz. fiber. |
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| Description: | Natural colored 100% Shetland Wool |
| Color: | Creams and Browns |
| Fiber Content: | Wool: Shetland, Dan and Marty Campanelli’s (NJ) Jezebel |
| Type (Processor): | Roving (Gurdy Run, PA) |
| Quantity (Pounds): | 4 oz |
| Price: | $10/ 4 oz plus shipping. |
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Tan Top 31% wool 69% mohair
| Description: | Combed semi-worsted fibers. This is the best fiber as it is all the same length and extremely clean, no VM. 69% mohair (55% kid, 30% yearling, 16% adult doe), 31% wool (33% Shetland, 67% Cheviot) |
| Color: | Light Tan or Cream |
| Fiber Content: | Mohair: DWF’s Red, Rose, Sienna Wool: Shetland, Phoenix Farm’s (WI); Cheviot, Shepherd’s Croft (PA) |
| Type (Processor): | Semi-worsted Top (Zeilinger’s, MI) |
| Quantity (Pounds): | 20 |
| Price: | $3.50/ounce, $21/8 ounces, $37/pound plus shipping |
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Constance Shetland Ewe 2015 Fleece – SOLD
Pershia 2015 Shetland Ewe Fleece – SOLD
Veil 2015 Shetland Ewe Fleece – SOLD
| Description: | These are gorgeous hand spinner fleeces due to their softness and color variation. Spin direct from the fleece as carding would destroy the color changes within the fleece. These are washed fleeces, that still contain a bit of lanolin and are ready to spin direct from the fleece. |
| Color: | see details below. |
| Sheep: | Constance – shades of medium brown and cream as well as white. Beautiful crimp and lock structure. 1.94 pounds washed, small amount VM – SOLD. Pershia – shades of grey from nearly black to pale grey. Beautiful crimp and lock structure. Veil – light to medium grey, very soft and crimpy. Not much lock structure remains as the fleece was picked to remove most of the VM. |
| Breed: | Shetland |
| Weight (pounds): | |
| Price: | $1/ounce or $15/pound for full fleece plus shipping. $12/pound raw fleece is equivalent to $17/pound washed due to average 30% washing loss. |
Corespun Rug Yarn Brown 51% Mohair 49% Wool
| Description: | Natural grey core spun yarn for rugs. Each bump weighs about 2 pounds, is ~100 yards in length and makes ~12 sq feet of rug (2’x6′ or 3’x4′). 51% adult Mohair, 49% Shetland |
| Color: | Tan |
| Fiber: | 51% Mohair: DWF’s Sienna, Rose 49% Wool: Shetland, Autumn Breeze Acre’s (PA) Mudpie |
| Type: | Corespun Yarn (Gurdy Run, PA) |
| Quantity: | 2 bumps |
| Price: | $45/bump + shipping. For more than 2 bumps, please call or email for a quote. $10 shipping Priority Mail 2-3 day delivery/ bump; $16 standard USPS delivery for 2 bumps. |
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Earth
| Description: | Earth is a natural tan colored roving. 40% adult mohair – 52% wool (49% Blue Faced Leicester & 51% Shetland) and 8% tan llama. |
| Color: | Tan |
| Fiber Content: | Mohair: DWF’s Red Wool: Shetland, Phoenix Farm’s (WI) Snow White; Blue Faced Leicester: DWF’s Esmerelda Llama: from local shearer (H. Emmons, PA) |
| Type (Processor): | Roving (Spinderella’s, UT) |
| Quantity (Pounds): | 4 oz. |
| Price: | $10/ 4 oz plus shipping. |
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Toffee
| Description: | Toffee is hand kettle dyed before carding. 50% adult mohair, 50% Shetland wool |
| Color: | Toffee |
| Fiber Content: | Mohair: DWF’s Jessie and James Wool: Shetland, Phoenix Farm’s (WI) Cry Baby and Cry Baby’s Sister |
| Type (Processor): | Roving (Spinderella’s, UT) |
| Quantity (Pounds): | 4 oz |
| Price: | $10/ 4 oz plus shipping |
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| Description: | Natural colored parallel stripes: 21% mohair, 46% wool =60% Finn, 30% Shetland, 33% llama |
| Color: | White, Chestnut Brown, Dark Brown |
| Fiber Content: | Mohair: DWF’s Roberto Wool: Shetland, Phoenix Farm’s (WI) Rambunctious; Finn, Seven Springs (NJ) |
| Type (Processor): | Roving (Gurdy Run, PA) |
| Quantity (Pounds): | 4 Oz |
| Price: | $10/ 4 oz plus shipping |
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