Region: Central Wales
Medium bodied brown/black wool
Staple length is around 3 inches.
Weight is around 2.5/3kg
Recommended craft areas - Peg loom rug making, needle felting, Welsh themed crafting.
Unique Features: Balwen is a relatively course, medium staple, medium bodied brown/black coloured wool which is very strong and goes perfectly into peg loom rugs because of it’s length and strength of staple. It also adds a beautiful rustic colour to rugs and artwork. Balwen is great for needle felting as a core wool and so if the art piece is to be Welsh then Balwen can act as a full core wool as well as a rustic top coat. Balwen is medium bodied and coarse so it is more of a wire haired top coat and provides many routes for coarse, dark, wire abstract type artwork.
A lovely black/brown course mountain fleece and Balwen means “White blaze” in Welsh. Balwen is perfect for peg loom rug making. Can be spun for throws and may also have some wonderful colour variation. This is not a wearable fleece if spun, its rugged texture would be better for throws etc. Native to Wales Balwen can be part of black core wool for needle felting and any craft which wants to use Welsh wool and support Wales.
Balwens are on the British rarebreed RBST list.
They have a lovely black/brown course mountain fleece. Balwen means “White blaze” in Welsh which is their striking feature.
Native to Wales, Balwen fleeces are perfect for rug making. They can be spun for throws.
Due to the courseness of the fleece, it is not a wearable fleece if spun. Balwen can also be used as black core wool for needle felting so that the product can be Welsh.
Region: Central Wales
Medium bodied brown/black wool
Staple length is around 3 inches.
Weight is around 2.5/3kg
Recommended craft areas - Peg loom rug making, needle felting, Welsh themed crafting.
Unique Features: Balwen is a relatively course, medium staple, medium bodied brown/black coloured wool which is very strong and goes perfectly into peg loom rugs because of it’s length and strength of staple. It also adds a beautiful rustic colour to rugs and artwork. Balwen is great for needle felting as a core wool and so if the art piece is to be Welsh then Balwen can act as a full core wool as well as a rustic top coat. Balwen is medium bodied and coarse so it is more of a wire haired top coat and provides many routes for coarse, dark, wire abstract type artwork.
A lovely black/brown course mountain fleece and Balwen means “White blaze” in Welsh. Balwen is perfect for peg loom rug making. Can be spun for throws and may also have some wonderful colour variation. This is not a wearable fleece if spun, its rugged texture would be better for throws etc. Native to Wales Balwen can be part of black core wool for needle felting and any craft which wants to use Welsh wool and support Wales.
Balwens are on the British rarebreed RBST list.
They have a lovely black/brown course mountain fleece. Balwen means “White blaze” in Welsh which is their striking feature.
Native to Wales, Balwen fleeces are perfect for rug making. They can be spun for throws.
Due to the courseness of the fleece, it is not a wearable fleece if spun. Balwen can also be used as black core wool for needle felting so that the product can be Welsh.
