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Yule & Yarn 2025 Advent on Maya base ~ Wool & Cashmere blend ~ Worsted weight

$26.00
colour:
Pumpkin Spice ~ Day 23
Snowy Wreath ~ Day 2
Blush ~ Day 3
Peppermint Bark ~ Day 5
Sheepish ~ Day 6
Winter Finch ~ Day 7
Lantern Light ~ Day 9
Frosty Bough ~ Day 10
Wintergreen ~ Day 11
Winter Canopy ~ Day 13
Evergreen ~ Day 14
Festive ~ Day 15
Icicle ~ Day 17
Flurries ~ Day 18
Midnight Blue ~ Day 19
Barn Swallow ~ Day 21
Cocoa ~ Day 22
Snowy Barn ~ Day 23
Gift of the Shepherdess ~ Day 25

Our annual Yule & Yarn Advent Calendar is well loved by many, quickly selling out each season.  This time around, Wool Maiden is offering full skeins in each of the 18 colourways from the Folklore collection on our own Maya base.  

Maya yarn is a softer than soft decadent blend of wool and cashmere.  Sourced from a Canadian yarn house, Maya is 192 metres (210 yards) of worsted weight yarn, with 80% wool combined with 10% cashmere and 10% nylon added for strength.

The luxurious Folklore line is sourced from Canadian yarn houses, and is hand dyed with conventional fibre reactive dyes in the Wool Maiden studio.  Most of the colourways are a careful blend of complimentary hues, while some of the others are solid colours, allowing for a diverse pallette especially suited to fade work.  (Please note that all "solid" colours do have some variegation.)  You can be sure that each skein of Folklore is handled with love and that all the colours reflect our love of nature.

Maya is a wonderful choice for elegant garments that have a super soft handle, yet are strong enough to endure good wear.  Maya is recommended for next to the skin items like hats and cowls, and is an especially good choice for baby garments.  The added strength of cashmere and nylon will also give sweaters and shawls durability.  Maya is an all around workhorse of a yarn, and as beautiful as you can imagine.


  Fibre ~ 80% wool, 10% cashmere, 10% nylon

  Colour ~ conventionally dyed

  Yarn Weight ~ Worsted weight

  Needles ~ US 7-9 or 4.5-5.5 mm

  Gauge ~ 4"= 16 to 20 sts

  Yardage ~ 192 metres (210 yards)

  Weight ~ 115 grams (4 ounces)

 

Gently hand wash in lukewarm water using a pH neutral soap and lay flat to dry, out of direct sunlight.  You can expect some natural dyes to be slightly fugitive if exposed to direct sunlight for periods of time.


Notes :

The Folklore line  of yarn is dyed conventionally, using professional acid dyes.  Each skein is carefully rinsed thoroughly until the water appears clear, but you may experience slight colour bleeding in the first wash. As with all hand dyed yarn, colours may vary slightly from skein to skein. If you are using more than one skein, it is recommend you alternate rows between skeins to ensure good blending.