{"product_id":"honeycomb-suffolk-yarn","title":"Honeycomb Suffolk Yarn","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAny yarn still available after the Whidbey Island Spin-in will be listed for sale here. The 2025 product was extremely limited.  Stay tuned for information about more yarn coming from the 2026 clip.  Email julie@whimsicalcolors.com to get a notification when it is available.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis suffolk yarn is a very special product from a wonderful flock of Suffolk sheep raised on San Juan Island by Angie and Levi Shephard.  Angie and Levi are selecting sheep based not only on meat production, but also on the quality of the fleece.  Nearly all suffolk fiber in the US is considered a waste product because it will contain some small black hairs which deems it unacceptable to the \"big wool\" market (which demands exclusively White wool).  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSuffolk fiber is unique as the Suffolk sheep is one of only 7 breeds (currently known) whose wool is \u003cstrong\u003enaturally resistant to felting by washing.  \u003c\/strong\u003eThe sheep Angie and Levi select are also those with fleece that have the nicest hand.  Suffolk fiber ranges in the 20s to low 30s. Micron testing of some of their fleece is pending, but likely falls well under the 30 micron mark (which means, next to skin soft!). While Suffolk fiber does felt with needles (needle felting artists love it!), it will not wet felt.  This yarn is 100% natural, gently washed and spun just across the water from us in Mount Vernon by Skagit Woolen Works.  As it is truly a natural farm product, some vegetable matter is present and the yarn is somewhat inconsistent.  I have dyed the yarn here in my studio on San Juan Island.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Whimsical Colors","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52846416724265,"sku":null,"price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0874\/3469\/0857\/files\/FullSizeRender_4efeae3c-6185-4ffe-baeb-76dc9d8f29c8.heic?v=1775848796","url":"https:\/\/whimsicalcolors.com\/products\/honeycomb-suffolk-yarn","provider":"Whimsical Colors Yarn","version":"1.0","type":"link"}