Blue Faced Leicester Purest Lace (800m/100g)

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Blue Faced Leicester Purest Lace (800m/100g)

We were very disappointed to learn that our regular supplier of Blue Faced Leicester Laceweight had decided to have all their BFL wool superwash treated from now on. BFL is one of Julie’s favourite yarns, and that of many of our customers, as it’s perfect for shawls. However, superwash wool tends to be slippery, doesn't block so well or take dye in the same way as untreated wool, as well as being (in our view) an unnecessary chemical process, so we avoid it.

We were therefore delighted when another supplier mentioned that they had a batch of very high quality British BFL which they were about to have spun. Julie persuaded them to spin a batch of laceweight for us and it dyes beautifully. It's still the standard weight of 800m/100g and worsted spun in the UK from pure 100% British Blue Faced Leicester Wool. Our supplier called it "Purest" so we've kept that description in the name.

Knit Now Issue 101 featured a stole knitted in our Purest Lace. Yarn packs for the two skeins required to work the design can be dyed in a variety of colourways - ask for a custom order in your favourite shade by using the contact form here.