WOOLS AND YARNS STILL AVAILABLE
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ANGORA RABBIT WOOL |
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CASHMERE(soon) |
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| ALPACA DK: Super soft creamy white double knitting pure alpaca wool, WINTER WHITE, from one of Britain's Premier Alpaca Herds, also a stunning silver grey |
50g ball only £4.95 |
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ALPACA ARAN: Super soft Aran in 4 natural shades, light brown, dark brouwn, black all natural undyed from one of the best fleece producing farms in the UK. |
100g balls £11 each |
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| 2009 SHEARING!!! NEW SEASON'S FLEECE -STUNNINGLY SOFT CREAMY WHITE DK IS HERE! FROM OUR OWN STUD MALE ALEXANDER AND OUR FRIENDS AT WELLGROUND ALPACAS. WE HAVE IN STOCK SUPER SOFT KNITTING WOOL FROM BRITISH AND CHILEAN BRED ALPACAS BASED IN SOUTHERN ENGLAND. ALL TOP QUALITY 100% ALPACA IN A STUNNING RANGE OF NATURAL COLOURS ARAN AND DOUBLE KNITTING. SORRY ALL AVAILABLE FLEECES FROM THIS CLIPPING SOLD OUT NOW |
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We make a very special and exclusive range of vintage style baby clothes called ALPACA ANGELS in the finest alpaca wool. Baby and young alpaca fleece  spins into delightfully soft, silky baby wool  with a beautiful sheen. Once knitted into delicate little garments based on vintage styles, they make an unforgettable gift for that precious new arrival or a unique christening present . These are based on patterns which are part of my collection of over a thousand covering late Victorian to 1970s.
Each tiny garment is hand knitted by myself, and is entirely unique. Each fleece being as individual as its former wearer. Photos and information about the particular alpaca the fleece came from and how to wash and care for your garment will be sent with each order.
We also now make a delightful range of hand knitted baby clothes in pure wools, including cashmere later in the year, with (or without )vintage angora trim from bonnets, bootees, dresses and matinee coats to rompers and buster suits! See RETRO BABY for BOTH ranges. We are in the process of updating our site - there will be more baby clothes, many more buttons, and lots and lots more patterns!
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PURE ALPACA WOOL and VINTAGE AND MODERN ANGORA:
For vintage patterns - 1oz = 28g
Always work a tension square in a spare ball of ply required as vintage and modern ply's vary.
Always order enough for project with some to spare as dye lots cannot be repeated and natural animal fleeces vary from year to year and from animal to animal.
We always buy back odd balls over 10gms if over estimated. |
| ANGORA: a range of NEW angora now for sale shortly in a stunning range of colours: 4ply 100% pure angora, bunny wool similar to the vintage Fuzzy Wuzzy also available as slightly thicker double knitting. The pure 100% angora is £20 per 50g ball. The Double Knitting is available as a 50/50 blend with pure wool (great for gloves, hats etc) this is only £12 for 50g ball. Most shades can be ordered. Will put up shade card shortly |
£3.60 for 10g (ideal for trimming or dolls clothes)
£9 for 25g, £18 for 50g |
| ANGORA: Modern 100% rabbit wool from Orkney. 4ply . Wide range of colours including snow white. TO ORDER ONLY 7-10 delivery Shade card on its way |
£20 for 50g
also available in 25g balls for dolls clothes, toy making or trimming at £11 |
| ANGORA: Modern 50% rabbit angora and 50% pure lambs wool. Wide range of colours including snow white. TO ORDER ONLY 7-10 days delivery. Shade card on its way! |
£12 per 50g ball
also available in 25g balls for trimmimg or dolls clothes or toy making £7 per ball |
| ANGORA vintage various shades of blues , aqua, 70%angora, 30%wool French and German |
£6 per 20g ball (mostly in single balls as shades vary) great for trimming or dolls clothes 6 only in total now |
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| ANGORA Jaeger, knits as 4ply 70% angora 30%lambs wool NAVY |
£6 per 20g ball 8 available) |
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| ANGORA French 70% angora 30% lambs wool TANGERINE |
£6 per 25g (2 only available) |
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| ANGORA French as above but in LEAF GREEN |
36 per 25g (3 only) |
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| ANGORA Spanish 70% angora 30% lambs wool DAHLIA PINK (deep magenta) |
£6 per ball (1 only Left) |
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| ANGORA Spanish 70% angora 30% lambs wool BLACK |
£6 per 25g or £20 for 100g |
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| Vintage Dream Touch angora/wool: saxe blue - dusky blue (finer than modern Angora) |
1/2oz balls £4.50 each (10 only) £40.00 for all together NOW £20 |
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| Pure Lambs Wool: 2ply, soft, very fine in PALE DUSKY BLUE a very old fashioned shade, lovely and delicate. Hand Wash |
50g £2.75 |
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Patons Fairytale Dreamtime 3ply ,pure Merino wool machine washable New Wool. 100% Merino wool |
£2.50 per 50gm ball White, aqua, and primrose only at present. Petal pink and pastel blue new stocks coming aftrer Christmas |
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| Patons Fairytale Dreamtime 4ply pure new wool, machine washable only available in the following colours at the moment: primrose, turquoise, lilac, lime, hot pink, tangerine, 100% Merino wool (petal pink, pastel blue, white and cream on the way after Christmas) |
£2.10 per 50gm ball |
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| Pure New Wool- DK pale pink, lovely and soft for baby Hand wash only. |
50gm balls £2.00 per ball |
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| Pure New Wool 4ply in lovely SEA GREEN soft British wool hand wash only |
50g ball £2.00 (7 left) |
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WOOL FOR BABY CLOTHES, DOLL'S CLOTHES AND SMALL PROJECTS.
ALL 100 PER CENT PURE WOOL , COTTON OR SILK UNLESS STATED OTHERWISE.
It is easy to convert modern yarns to match the old patterns, by making a tension square.
It is always a good idea to knit with old pre-decimal needles when working from these old patterns as the decimal ones were a slightly different size. (early decimals were slightly different too!) If you need a conversion chart, or to convert to US sizes we shall have a chart on the NEEDLE AND ACCESSORIES page coming very soon! We shall have a supply very shortly including lovely old plastic ones, so easy on the hands! Extra long to extra short! In the mean time if you require old needles email or give me call to see what I have.
January 2010 -RETRO DOLLY- with wool, buttons, shoes, socks, and dolls clothes suitable for antique, vintage and modern dolls - all natural pure wools or vintage yarns for 1960's dolls - Coming January 2010 also many more buttons for dolls from 3mm, small enough for Sindy and Barbie to 10mm for bigger dolls and tiny babies, as well as knitted items for vintage and antique dolls plus a selection of vintage and antique clothing for dolls and may be the odd vintage doll for sale! We will also include a TEDDY range and there will be occassionally vintage BEARS for sale.
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| For the moment we have for sale : Larger selection coming very soon |
| Pure new wool 2ply - fine 2ply from Forsells in 25 g balls ideal for smaller dolls and trimming baby clothes - pepermint (very pale), mid-pink, Sage green, mushroom, dark cream, light blue, bluebell |
25g balls £1.50 each (photos coming soon) Can be sold in 50gm balls if required £2.95 a ball (off a cone)
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| Pure new wool 3ply - fine 3ply wool in a wide range of colours in handy 25g balls for dolls clothes and trimming, -narural white,ivory, rose pink, amethyst, old gold, old yellow, sage green, holly green, dark navy, pale peach, denim blue, bluebell, peat (dark brown), fudge, royal blue, deep magenta, black more colours coming soon. |
25g balls £1.50 each Ideal for DOLLS CLOTHES See fabulous range of doll button on the buttons pages in 3mm-10mm sizes, just the right size for those tiny garments.
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| DOLLS HOUSE DOLLS KNITTING PATTERNS NOW ON SITE, SEE DOLL PAGES |
| PURE SILK, VERY FINE FOR ANTIQUE DOLL SOCKS AND LACE EDGINGS, ALSO GREAT FOR DOLLS HOUSE PROJECTS, JOY TO KNIT WITH - VERY FINE NEEDLES ALSO AVAILABLE. Sock pattern available free with each reel. |
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| Antique white and antique pale pink one of each at present £25g £6.50 |
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| COTTON FOR KNITTING SOCKS FOR VINTAGE OR ANTIQUE DOLLS OR SMALL DOLLS UNDER 6 INCHES OR DOLLS HOUSE DOLLS CLOTHES AND FURNISHINGS - MORE TO COME **FOR DOLLS HOUSE DOLLS KNITTING PROJECTS AND TINY DOLLS CLOTHES** |
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| Pure cotton ultra fine size 150 for fine knitted or chrochet lace for dolls house projects , only 1 ball approx 24g £1.75 |
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| Pure cotton size 20 for knitting socks for antique dolls or clothes for small dolls cream x 4, ecru x 1 50g balls £3.00 each |
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pure cotton size 40 for fine knitting for socks for antique or vintage dolls, for clothes for small or dollshous dolls odd balls
peach x 1, white x 1, ivory x1, pale blue x 1, red x 1 antique green x 1, approx 10g each £1.50 per ball |
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pure cotton size 80 for those tiny doll house projects easier to knit than pure wool mixed lot new balls all approx 5g lilac, peach, light green, eau de nil
fawn and pink (last two about 4g) £1.50 each |
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Pure fine cotton size 20 for knitting DOLLS HOUSE DOLLS CLOTHES as well as socks for antique and vintage dolls available in cream x 3, very pale pink x 2, pale blue x 2
pale peach x 1, oatmeal x 2, lilac x 2 20g balls £2.25 each |
You can purchase items by personal cheque, or by Credit or Debit Card using our emailed PayPal payment button facility.
Postage is charged at cost.
PLEASE NOTE; Because of ongoing problems replying to AOL emails, please supply us with a phone number or alternative email address when contacting us via an AOL account.
Please contact me if you wish to buy or reserve any item, or if you have any questions.
You can e-mail me at sue@theretroknittingcompany.co.uk or telephone 01980 625486 to reserve any item.
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