Santa Cruz Sheep Wool - 4oz Tri-color Dyed Braid

Santa Cruz is considered an endangered breed by The Livestock Conservancy. 

Santa Cruz is short on staple, but long on crimp; once you find a lock, watch it double in length because of the high amount of crimp! Still considered a highly feral breed, fleece consistency has not yet been achieved.

This roving is machine processed but does still contain vegetable matter that will fall out easily during spinning. Due to the short staple length of Santa Cruz, you should expect to find neps in the roving. The resulting yarn from this spin would be what I called a "homespun" and should be expected to be bouncy and full.

The colors of the fiber are difficult to describe. Well, cream is cream. But the other two colors are a bit more difficult. The lighter one is not silver, but also not tan. Talver? Silan? The darker one is not grey, but also not brown. Grewn? Brey? Both are interesting, nonetheless.

Each braid is 4 oz, starting with 1.34oz of each natural. The last photo shows individual balls of each color prior to dyeing. Each 4 oz bundle was solar dyed in a pickle jar for a range of complimentary colors.

This item is eligible for SE2SE. If you need a sticker, please indicate such in the notes at check out. 

And the standard "color" disclaimer...: I do my best to take and post accurate pictures but please keep in mind that colors vary slightly from monitor to monitor and it may look a little different in person. If you are uncertain about the color, please send me a message requesting more photos.