More Miles than Venice

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It is a well-known fact amongst Brummies that at 35 miles long, the Birmingham canal network is longer than that of Venice. Given the poor state of the roads in the 18th Century, the canal network was vital for transporting heavy goods such as iron and coal during the industrial revolution.

The canals are now very much used for recreation rather than the transportation of goods and are increasingly popular with narrow boat dwellers.

This colourway evokes the blue of the water, brown of the towpaths and green of the vegetation along the banks, much of which is consumed by geese who leave their typical green calling cards behind them!!

Yarn / Fibre:

It is a well-known fact amongst Brummies that at 35 miles long, the Birmingham canal network is longer than that of Venice. Given the poor state of the roads in the 18th Century, the canal network was vital for transporting heavy goods such as iron and coal during the industrial revolution.

The canals are now very much used for recreation rather than the transportation of goods and are increasingly popular with narrow boat dwellers.

This colourway evokes the blue of the water, brown of the towpaths and green of the vegetation along the banks, much of which is consumed by geese who leave their typical green calling cards behind them!!

Yarn

100% Bluefaced Leicester 4 ply / sock 100g skeins (approx 350m)

100% Bluefaced Leicester double knit 100g skeins (approx 225m)

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.

Fibre

The Bluefaced Leicester combed top comprises approx. 100g of Pure British Bluefaced Leicester wool, which is dyed to Oeko-Tex 100 standard and complies with EN71-3:2019. It is custom blended at a family-run British spinning mill in Yorkshire and is suitable for spinning or felting.

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