Shilasdair - The Skye Yarn Company

Yarns

All of our yarns, from the pure Scottish wool to the handspun cashmere, which almost pleads to be stroked (if only you could!) are dyed using natural dyes in our own dye vats on Skye, except for the organic cotton which is dyed using sustainable plant sources by local Peruvian villagers (images available on request).

Yarns titled 'wool and wool mixes have colour codes which are generically applicable to all Aran, luxury mix DK and 4ply garments in the Garments and KnitKits pages. The cotton, silk and handspun cashmere codes apply to their own garment pages.

Imperial conversion: Please note that 100 gm is a little more than 3½oz. Yarn gauges are given in both, prices in metric only.

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Wool and Wool Mixes
Prices:
Aran weight ........................ 160m/100 gm or 200 yd/4oz ............. £7.50/100 gm
Shetland 4 ply ..................... 185 m/50 gm or 230 yd/2oz ............. £4.50/ 50 gm
Luxury DK ............................ 300m/100gm or 372yd/4oz ............£11.50/100 gm
(20% cashmere, 40% angora, 40% lambswool)
Braes Heathers Lochans Moors

handspun cashmere
organic cotton
pure silk cord
Cashmere Cotton Silk Cord

colourway a

Silk Cord

colourway b

110m/50gm or 136yd/4oz...£10/50gm

100m/100gm or 124yd/4oz...£6.00/100gm

135m/50gm or
168yd/2oz....£3.75/70m ( = approx 30gm, 77yd, 1 oz)