Meet Betsy and Gertrude! Their bodies are needle-felted and their wool is real Wensleydale wool.
Wensleydale sheep are an endangered breed, named after the Wensleydale in North Yorkshire, UK. Wensleydale wool has beautiful long curls and is considered the finest lustre long wool in the world. In Leyburn, Yorkshire, the Wensleydale Longwool Sheep Shop specialises in the sale of the Wensleydale yarn. Going there has been on my bucket list for some time now!
I have already knitted a tea cosy with this yarn, you can find my blogpost on that project here.
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