Meet Beulah:

Beulah is a purebred Moorit Merino ewe. She is incredibly friendly and enjoys being massaged and petted. She is probably the most vocal of the flock, frequently baa-ing to us if she wants to be petted more! Her lovely light natural fiber color, along with the exceptionally uniform crimp of her fibers are just two desirable qualities of Beulah. She is a joy to be around and care for.

What is pin drafted roving?

After fiber has been carded into roving, it may then be “pin drafted,” an additional step of taking the roving and carefully placing it within a pin drafter (a piece of milling equipment containing a series of pins or combs). The pin drafter works to align the roving fibers more parallel to one another, creating a roving that is more consistent throughout, as well as more open and lofty than a basic roving without pin drafting. Pin drafted roving is becoming increasingly popular, especially for beginner handspinners, allowing for easier drawing of the fibers while spinning since the fibers are aligned and more parallel to one another.

The following are just a few creative ways Beulah’s (and our other) pin drafted roving may be used for:

~Handspinning (spin as is for a next-to-skin-soft 100% Merino wool yarn of your desired weight, or combine with other wools or fibers to create a yarn blend of your preference).

~Needle felting (the art of matting wool fibers with a special notched or barbed needle for countless creative projects, such as felted landscape artwork, miniature felted animals, and countless other fun and intricate felted projects. The list goes on and on!

~Wet felting (the process of using water, soap, and agitation to create a felted wool fabric or product such as felted wool boot liners and slippers, small felted floor rugs, felted trivets, et cetera.

Product Details:

~Beulah’s next-to-skin super soft, 100% Wool Haven Merino wool pin drafted roving, medium sliver, sold in 4 ounce bundles of washed fiber that is ready to spin.

~Beulah’s fleece color is a beige tone, a pale sandy fawn color.

~Approximate staple length of wool fibers:

As is: 3 3/4”

Stretched end to end: 4 1/2”

~Our yarns and roving are grown and produced in West Michigan, supporting our local fiber mill.

Please note:

~Our selection of Wool Haven yarns and roving are in limited quantities from the fleeces of our own sheep. We encourage you to precisely estimate (or slightly over-estimate) the amount of fiber you will need to ensure you may complete your desired project(s) with our fibers.

~Although we labor to make sure we skirt our flock’s fiber well and do several thorough washings before we bring it to our local mill, our fiber and yarns may contain traces of vegetable matter, such as small pieces of hay and/or straw.

~If your purchase is intended as a gift for someone, please let us know by making a note for us at the time of purchase!