Soho Foundry

£20.00

Soho Foundry was established as a manufactory of steam engines in the mid 1790s by the sons of Matthew Boulton and James Watt. It is located next to the canal network in Smethwick , steam engines being produced here until 1895. After steam engine production ceased, the site was bought by Avery’s, who still produce weighing machines at the site. The buildings are Grade II* listed and the site is scheduled in recognition of it’s national importance and association with one of the great pioneering companies of our industrial history.

The colours in this yarn represent the dark colours of the coal and iron ore which were used to produce the steam engines and the glow of the furnaces.

Yarn / fibre:

Soho Foundry was established as a manufactory of steam engines in the mid 1790s by the sons of Matthew Boulton and James Watt. It is located next to the canal network in Smethwick , steam engines being produced here until 1895. After steam engine production ceased, the site was bought by Avery’s, who still produce weighing machines at the site. The buildings are Grade II* listed and the site is scheduled in recognition of it’s national importance and association with one of the great pioneering companies of our industrial history.

The colours in this yarn represent the dark colours of the coal and iron ore which were used to produce the steam engines and the glow of the furnaces.

Yarn

40% Bluefaced Leicester, 40% Shetland, 20% grey UK Alpaca 4 ply / sock 100g skeins (approx 350m)

40% Bluefaced Leicester, 40% Shetland, 20% grey UK Alpaca double knit 100g skeins (approx 230m)

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Our non superwash yarn is spun in Yorkshire from British fleece and hand dyed in small batches in Birmingham. Whilst colour consistency between batches is good, due to the dyeing process no two skeins will be identical and there may be slight colour variations between batches. It is therefore recommended that you buy enough yarn from the same batch to complete your projects and that you alternate skeins every other row.

Once you have completed your garment, it is recommended that you handwash your finished item in lukewarm water with your wool wash of choice and lay your washed garment flat to dry. Although the yarn is thoroughly rinsed after dyeing, some slight colour bleed may occur at first wash.

I photograph in natural daylight, however colour variations can occur between monitors.