Single Farm Yarns

This is a list of Single Farm Yarns.  These are British wool yarns produced by a farm using the wool from their own flock(s) of sheep.

In November 2015, Wovember  had a special focus on Small Producers.  This brought to my attention the interest knitters and other crafters using wool yarn have in yarns from named farms and identified flocks of sheep.  So to help people find out about these yarns I've created this page just for Single Farm Yarns.

People interested in these yarns are often also interested to read about the sheep and other British fibre animals so I've linked to the farm website rather than just the shop webpage.  Some farms don't have websites (some, even in 2019, do not have broadband!) so I've given other contact details for them.

I've also added location information, when available, to help those people looking for yarns from a particular area.

 

This list should be regarded as a source of information only and not recommendations by anyone involved with Woolsack.

IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ THE INFORMATION HERE BEFORE USING ANY LISTINGS ON WOOLSACK

Remember that these yarns from single flocks may be listed as out of stock, depending on how quickly the yarn from the wool clipped each year sells out.  It is always worth contacting the farm or stockist to see when the yarn will be back in stock.

For these yarns from smaller producers please be aware that the quality of yarn can vary considerably from year to year, and flock to flock, dependent on such factors as weather conditions affecting fleece growth.

Aalmerk  Uradale Farm, Shetland.  The flock of pure native SHETLAND sheep spend most of the year grazing heather moorland hills and the banks down to the shoreline where they will also graze on seaweed. The organic 100% native Shetland wool clip has been scoured, spun and dyed organically. DK, Aran & Chunky yarns in natural undyed & dyed colours. 

Appletrees Flock  Washburndale, Yorkshire.  Balls of pure Shetland DK wool yarn in different natural colours. From fleeces from our pedigree Appletrees flock of Shetland sheep grazing on our nature-friendly smallholding.  Spun by Halifax Spinning Co.

A Yarn from North Ronaldsay  Location North Ronaldsay, Orkney.  The sheep on North Ronaldsay are owned by several farms & crofts but are uniquely farmed collectively, governed by the Sheep Court, so do qualify for inclusion on this page.  Aran & 2-ply hanks in the natural undyed colours of the NORTH RONALDSAY sheep.  Spun by the North Ronaldsay mill on the island.

Ballacosnahan Hillcrest Flock  Location Isle of Man.  MANX LOAGHTAN knitting wool.  Aran, DK & 4-ply in natural undyed fleece colour. 

Beilidu Manx Loaghtan Sheep  Location Between the Brecon Beacons and the Eppynt Mountains in Mid Wales.  50g Double Knit balls of mill-spun MANX LOAGHTAN wool, natural undyed colour. (handspun on request)

Chilla Valley Alpacas  Beaworthy, Devon.  ALPACA yarn in natural colours with extra natural undyed colours produced by blending.  4ply, DK, Aran & Chunky weights.  Yarn spun in Cornwall.

Croft 29  Location Isle of Skye.   Beautiful HEBRIDEAN Yarn from our small flock of sheep on our croft on the world-famous Isle of Skye. Our sheep are hand-shorn in the summer, with the whole family getting involved in the process.  Natural undyed very dark brown colour.

Crookabeck Farm  Patterdale by Ullswater.  ANGORA GOATS & HERDWICK sheep.  Yarns include Herdwick & Herdwick/Mohair blend.  Aran & DK.  Natural undyed colours

Daughter of a Shepherd  Location Escrick Park Estate, nr York, Yorkshire.  Limited edition undyed Hebridean yarn from the flock of HEBRIDEAN sheep at Escrick Park. 

Dodgson Wood Nibthwaite Grange Farm, Ulverston, Cumbria.  "We turn our fleece into knitting yarn. We have blends of CASTLEMILK MOORIT & CHEVIOT and BLACK WELSH MOUNTAIN & CHEVIOT and next week picking up a new blend of CASTLEMILK MOORIT and BLUEFACED LEICESTER. All from sheep from our farm." 

Doulton Flock  Doulton Flock , location North Yorkshire. Border Leicester worsted spun yarn from the slaughtkerfree Doulton Flock. Available in DK, 4 ply and Aran. DK and 4 ply available in 12 dyed colours and one undyed. Aran available in 4 dyed colours and one undyed colour. Can by purchased either via website, or Easy.com/TheDoultonFlock.  

Fairfax Ryeland   Shrewsbury, Shropshire.  Natural undyed white & coloured RYELAND Aran (3 fold) and dyed Ryeland Aran (3 fold

Fangdale Alpacas  Fangdale Beck, Bilsdale, Helmsley in the North Yorkshire Moors.  Natural undyed alpaca yarn in various weights from laceweight to DK from named alpacas.  ALPACA.

Farmer Dixon Location South Yeo Farm East, West Devon.  Breeds on the farm include SHROPSHIRE, KERRY HILL & BALWEN.  Various weights of yarn in balls, cones & hanks. Natural undyed colours.  Buy here

Farnell Farm  Location Rolvenden, Kent.  Rare breed PORTLAND sheep.  Worsted wool suitable for knitting or weaving. We sell this pure new worsted wool in 100g hanks. Worsted yarn consists of long fibres that lie parallel, so that the materials made from it are smooth, soft, lean and strong. Choose either hanks which knit as double knitting or hanks which knit as 4ply.  Natural undyed creamy white. 

Gam Rare Breeds Farm  Location Grassington, Yorkshire Dales National Park.  The farm has a number of different rare breeds of sheep.  Their knitting yarn, from their WHITE FACED WOODLAND, HEBRIDEAN & WENSLEYDALE sheep comes in thicknesses from heavy laceweight to chunky in natural colours (some with a little natural coloured alpaca blended) . Spun by The Halifax Spinning Mill

Gentle Rainbow Organic Wool  Location  Cherry Wood Farm, Herefordshire.  LLEYN (organic): DK, 4ply, Aran, Chunky, 3ply, and also carded fleece.  The wool is dyed using plants and natural materials only.   Spun by Natural Fibre Company   Facebook link for Gentle Rainbow

Heathylee House Farm Location Derbyshire/Staffordshire border in Peak District.  GUANACO - We farm a small group of 50 animals in the more windswept moorlands of the Peak District. 100% British Guanaco fibre 2 Ply yarn.

Hebridean Woolshed  Location An Garradh Mor, Cille Bhrighde, Outer Hebrides.  An Gàrradh Mòr flock of registered pedigree HEBRIDEAN sheep.  Natural undyed.  DK & Aran. Also 3plied DK Hebridean lambswool. 

Highbury Farm  Location Stevenage, Herts.  POLL DORSET flock.  Natural undyed wool, creamy white and shades of flecked grey.  100g skeins.  DK.

Holbrook Ryelands (link goes to Fair Close Ryelands who sell the yarn from the Ryeland flock at Holbrook Farm - use contact details for mail order)  Location Holbrook Farm, North Leigh, Oxon.  100gm skeins of white, undyed 4-ply RYELAND wool.

Hole & Sons  Location Isle of Purbeck, Dorset.  50g Double Knit Pure POLL DORSET Wool, direct from our farm on the Isle of Purbeck. Dyed colours.  Spun by Natural Fibre Company

Hollinlee Yarn  Location Ettrick Bridge, Scotland.  Skeins of pure, undyed, natural SHETLAND yarn in different natural Shetland colours.  4-ply, DK, Aran.  Spun in a local small scale mill, from fleece from our own flock of Shetland sheep.

Home Farm Wensleydales  Location Border of Oxfordshire and Warwickshire.  Pure WENSLEYDALE wool or Wensleydale spun with Bluefaced Leicester from the farm's flocks to provide this beautifully soft 100% pure wool.   Our wool is pure coloured Wensleydale in 4 ply, pure white Wensleydale Aran
and big wool and DK Wensleydale and Bluefaced Leicester combined   Buy here.  Spun in Yorkshire.

Hooligan Yarns  Location Nottinghamshire.  We have mostly GOTLAND sheep, with some interesting crosses with TEESWATER and SHETLAND that make unusual, beautiful wool. Some new additions of rescued JACOBS and LLEYN crosses provide a traditional alternative to the Gotland blends. Batches are produced by individual sheep fleece with the name and details of each boy or girl provided as a story postcard with every order.  Natural undyed

Hunting Hall Farm  Location Beal, North Northumberland.  "Our organic wool comes from the sheep of Hunting Hall, our small family farm in North Northumberland. Tom keeps a number of rare breed Teeswaters; a handsome sheep with a beautiful long silky fleece, highly prized for its fine, soft wool. The Teeswaters graze alongside our mixed breed flock, which includes several cross-breeds with soft, dark fleeces, perfect for our naturally coloured yarn."  Natural undyed & dyed yarn in 4ply, DK & Aran.   Farm on facebook and twitter

Huxtable Farm  Location Devon. JACOB DK in natural undyed light, grey and dark colours.  Also Huxtable Farm Cream wool (Jacob/Mohair 50/50), Dark wool (JacobXTexel/Alpaca 90/10) and  Grey wool (Jacob/Mohair 75/25) Scroll down page for information about the sheep and the yarn.  Contact the farm for mail order.  Spun by Natural Fibre Company

In The Wool Shed  Locaton Kenilworth, Warwickshire.  British wool selected from pure breeds including our own flock of LLEYN Sheep.  Shop link for the Lleyn yarn.  Spun by Natural Fibre Company

Island At The Edge Location Edinbane, Isle of Skye.  Pure HEBRIDEAN yarn, undyed natural dark colour, (5-ply, DK, Aran) from our croft on the Isle of Skye.

Isle of Auskerry  Location Auskerry, Orkney.  All our products are made from our own flock of seaweed-eating, NORTH RONALDSAY sheep.  Three natural undyed colours in 3 ply aran weight.  Hand dyed yarn in hanks.  Spun in a traditional mill in Lanarkshire, the yarn is entirely made in Scotland from our hand-clipped Fleece. 

Isle Yarns  Location Dorset.  The wool is from the POLL DORSET flock at Snelling Farm in Morton, Dorset.  The yarn is available in DK  50g balls and 100g hanks, in both natural and the rich colours reflecting the stunning colours of autumn. 

Kennixton Sheep  Location Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales.  Pedigree flocks of POLL DORSET and SHETLAND Sheep.  DK Poll Dorset yarn, 3 fold, natural undyed on sale here.  Spun by Natural Fibre Company

Kensmyth Alpaca Stud  Location Cirencester.  Worsted ALPACA.  From heavy Aran Alpaca yarn to lightweight ply – Summer or Winter weight your choice!  Colour choices: Black, White, brown, light grey, dark grey  Link to shop page for Alpaca yarn.  Spun by Natural Fibre Company

Kentwell Hall Farm  Location Kentwell Hall, Long Melford, Suffolk.  The farm has a flock of rare breed NORFOLK HORN sheep.  The fleece is spun into natural un-dyed 4 ply and double knitting wool in 50g balls and 100g skeins.  Some is also hand dyed.  For information on how to buy, mail order, and links to the hand dyed yarns, please scroll to the bottom of this page  Spun by Natural Fibre Company

Lammermuir Wool  Location Humbie, Longnewton, East Lothian.  Shetland yarns from the Koru Flock of registered Shetland sheep.  Breeding for finer fleeces.  Most are hand sheared. Shetland wool in 2 ply, single ply, DK in natural undyed colours including variegated.

Lancashire Farm Wool  Location Flock conservation graze in Arnside and Silverdale AONB, Lancashire.  The mixed flock of North Country Cheviots, Blue-faced Leicesters and Black Welsh Mountains enjoy not only the views out over Morcambe Bay, but also the wide variety of grasses and herbs found in this beautiful area. Chunky wool either natural cream or natural grey, aran wool in natural cream.  On sale at local venues & farmers' markets or contact here for mail order.

Lerryn Farm  Location East Sussex.  HERDWICK/BADGER FACE Aran weight, Herdwick X - Aran & DK weights.  Natural undyed colours.  "Our first double knit and Aran wools will be available late 2015."  Available at local Farmers' Markets or by mail order - details here  Spun by Natural Fibre Company

Lifelong Yarns  Baddinsgill Hill Farm, Pentland hills, Borders of Scotland.  Bowden Aran & Light DK weights 100% Scottish Blackface.  Natural undyed. Careful breeding & husbandry, then rigorous selection of the finest fleeces means Lifelong Yarns are able to produce a Scottish Blackface yarn suitable for knitwear. "Our fleece is grown less than fifty miles from where it is spun, dyed and sold." Shop here.  Spun by The Border Mill

May Hill Gotlands  Location May Hill, near Newent, Gloucestershire. Flock of GOTLAND and Gotland cross Blue Faced Leicester sheep.   Soft, lustrous wools in natural greys and hand dyed moorland colours.  Sold at the farm, at local craft fairs or contact them for mail order.

Melanie McAteer  Location Derbyshire.  Mohair from the small flock of ANGORA goats. All of  the mohair is 100% pure mohair. It is spun to 3 grades;  pure kid mohair spun to double knitting ply, pure aran mohair, pure DK mohair.  It is very very soft, and natural colour, cream.
Contact 07941 071433   Spun by Natural Fibre Company.

Middle Campscott Farm  Location Lee, Ilfracombe, N. Devon.  The flocks include FRIESLAND, DORSET, SHETLAND, LLANWENOG and ZWARTBLES sheep.  Their fleeces are spun into pure breed and blended knitting wools, using the natural colours of the fleeces to give a variety of colours.  Weights 4ply, DK and aran.  

Preseli Mohair Centre  Location Pembrokeshire, Wales.  Kid MOHAIR & Adult Mohair in DK and 4ply, natural undyed and dyed.  Page for yarn - purchase direct from farm or contact for mail order.  Spun by Natural Fibre Company

Purl Alpaca Designs  Location Cambridge (ALPACA herd is at Burwash Manor)  Exquisitely soft yarn, made from English alpaca fibre, prepared in house and spun in the UK. Available in pure and natural colours, our yarn retains its unique lustre – beautiful to work with and luxurious to wear.  Shop for yarn

Rosedean Ryelands  Location Carnoustie, Angus.  Coloured RYELAND.  We have a limited supply of DK wool from our flock’s 2015 clip. Processed by The Natural Fibre Company, the wool is available in 50g balls.  Natural undyed colour.

Rosewood Farm  Location Ellerton, York.  Flock of KERRY HILL sheep and some of these have been crossed with Wensleydale.  Undyed natural white Kerry Hill yarn in chunky, and 'Kerrydale' in Aran. 

Shepherd's Delight  Wallon Farm, Location Dartmoor.  JACOB, BLUEFACED LEICESTER and coloured/white crossbred sheep.  DK, Aran & Chunky natural undyed yarns.  Yarn shop page  Spun by New Lanark Mill

Tamarisk Farm Organic Wool Shop  Location nr Dorchester, Dorset.  Organic wool in up to 15 different undyed natural colours.  4-ply, DK, Aran, Chunky.  DORSET DOWN, HEBRIDEAN, JACOB and SHETLAND breeds in the flock.  Shop here  Spun by Natural Fibre Company

Teeswater Wools from Higher Gills Farm  Location Higher Gills Farm, Pendle Hill, Lancashire.  All our products are traditionally crafted from the wool of our pedigree TEESWATER flock.  Wide range of worsted spun yarns in 4-ply, DK & Aran weights.  Natural undyed and random hand dyed.  Hanks and cones for hand and machine knitting. 

Temporary Measure  Location Braithwaite Farm, Keswick, Cumbria.   Undyed yarn from the Alpacaly Ever After herd of ALPACAS.

The Alpaca Barn  Location Cranworth, Norfolk. This ALPACA herd was established in 1998.  Alpaca yarns in natural undyed colours, 4-ply, DK & chunky. Spun by Natural Fibre Company

The Birlinn Yarn Company  Location Sunhill 'Cnoc na Grèine' croft,  Isle of Berneray, Outer Hebrides.  The croft's pure HEBRIDEAN sheep produce fleece for the natural undyed brown DK & Aran yarn. Cheviot fleeces from other crofts on Isle of Berneray are blended with the Hebridean to give different shades of yarn.

 The Honorwood Flocks  Location Cefn Llanfair, Ceredigion, West Wales.  Flocks of SHETLAND, ICELANDIC, SOAY, and JACOB sheep (all of which are coloured breeds) together with white ANGORA GOATS.  Wide variety of yarns in the natural colours of the wools plus luxurious hand-dyed kid mohair and mohair/lambs’ wool mix, including hand dyed. 

The Knitting Goddess and Fiddlers Green Farm  North Yorkshire.  (click 4-ply yarns & see under One Farm Yarn button) One Farm Yarn is 50% BFL, 50% NORTH COUNTRY MULE. "The wool comes from Fiddlers Green Farm in North Yorkshire. After shearing the yarn was scoured, carded and spun in West Yorkshire. The yarn was spun for us by Laxtons.  By the time it arrives back with us the yarn had travelled 72 miles - so we’ve managed to create a truly Yorkshire Yarn."

The Little Grey Sheep  Location Well Manor Farm, Well, Hampshire.  The flock includes GOTLAND and SHETLAND sheep and selective crossing of these breeds has produced STEIN Fine Wool sheep.  Hand dyed.

The Living Rug Company  Location Peak District.  Several different breeds including GOTLAND. See photos here.  "Our rare breed and English breed pet sheep live naturally and organically, on our own farm, and with the greatest care so I can harvest their wool to make wonderful, stylish rugs, yarn and accessories."  Natural undyed yarn in chunky weight. Pure Gotland and blended breeds.Spun by Natural Fibre Company.  Follow on twitter and facebook

The Risby Flock of Lincoln Longwools  Location Lincolnshire.  100% LINCOLN LONGWOOL Lambswool 2- ply, lace weight, 50/50 blend of Lincoln Longwool ewe & lambswool DK, both spun by Halifax Spinning Mill.  Also  Lincoln Longwool Shearling Aran spun by Farrlacey Mill, Horncastle.  All undyed natural white.

Town End Alpacas  Location Town End Farm, Crosthwaite, Kendal.  Herd of coloured ALPACAS, Huacaya and Suri.  Natural undyed colours and dyed colours in various weights.

Turnacre Ryeland Wool Products  Location Calder Valley, nr Halifax.  Flocks of white and coloured RYELAND sheep.  Hand spun and mill spun Ryeland yarns.  Some of the mill spun yarns include fleece from Ryeland flocks in Yorkshire, Lancashire & Essex

Wakefield Wool Company  Location Lakeville, Wakefield, West Yorkshire.  Flocks of WENSLEYDALE, MASHAM and BLUEFACED LEICESTER with additional crosses.  DK yarn in 100g hanks. 

Westfield Farm  Location Sandhurst, Kent. The Aylesford Flock of Pedigree ROMNEY sheep.  DK wool and worsted yarn in natural undyed white.  Shop here - just click on each yarn

Whistlebare  Location North Northumberland.  Mohair from our ANGORA Goats and wool from our WENSLEYDALE Sheep is spun in Yorkshire before being hand dyed, to an array of brilliant colours, back here on the farm.  4-ply, DK, Aran & Sock Yarn. Shop here.  Spun by Laxtons, Yorkshire.

Woolcraft with Wensleydale  Location  Causeway Farm Barn, Bodle Street Green, East Sussex. The Beech Hill Flock of WENSLEYDALES has the widest range of naturally bred colours that they know of. Fine/Lace weight, DK, and DK+ yarn in natural undyed shades of Silver Grey, Steel Grey, Bitter Chocolate, and Cream.  Shop here  Spun by Diamond Fibre Worsted Spinning Mill

Woolly Chic  Location of farm, Llangwathen, Pembrokeshire.  Wool blended from the DORSET, RYELAND & TEXEL flocks on the family farm  4ply and DK, natural undyed and dyed in beautiful ice-cream inspired colours.  Spun in Yorkshire

Yew Tree Alpacas  Yew Tree Cottage, Ansty, Herts.  ALPACA yarns from the Yew Tree Herd in 4ply, DK & Aran in natural undyed colours. Ivory, Nutmeg & Slate Grey.