The extensive color selection was crafted to reflect the colors of northern new mexico.
Churro rug yarn.
The sheep first arrived in 1493 on christopher columbus second voyage and then a second time in 1519 by hernán cortés.
Natural colors navajo churro weaving yarn rug weight 400 ypp individual 4 oz hanks single ply cedarmesaweavings.
This yarn is hand dyed using low impact prepared powder dyes a process that is well suited to the dry regions of the western us because it requires very little water.
It is spun for me at 750 yards per pound of wool.
Churro wool rug yarn.
While primarily brought over by the conquistadors to provide food for their troops.
It is also used for weaving other traditional blankets and shawls.
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These collections are ideal for large and small weaving projects churro yarns have long been the preferred choice for traditional southwestern weavings.
Churro yarn produces excellent tapestries rugs.
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Navajo churro sheep are direct descendants of the churra sheep brought in two waves to north america by the spanish a very old breed of sheep from the castile and león region of spain.
Churro is a great choice for rugs because of its strength.
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All yarns are single ply and made from 100 navajo churro wool.
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Then i dye it using natural plant dyes.
2016 was a tough year due to some health issues.
Live weaving demo saturday october 3rd at 1 00 pm mst.
Our churro yarn collection comes in two different weights blanket and rug which are roughly equivalent to worsted and bulky weight.
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Natural colors navajo churro weaving yarn rug weight 400 ypp individual 4 oz hanks single ply cedarmesaweavings.
Blanket weight churro yarn comes in 4 oz skeins approximately 225 yds skein.
Rug weight churro yarn comes in 4 oz skeins approximately 112 yds skein.
It is all single ply yarn which is ideal weft for weaving using the navajo system of weaving.
Join weaver lara manzanares live from the tierra wools workshop.
All my yarns are wool from my navajo churro sheep.
The slight fuzziness of the yarn gives lines a gentle blur.
On saturday october 3rd at 1 00 pm mst lara will do a 45 minute livestream weaving demo as part of the 2020 virtual taos wool festival you can watch the live video here or click on the video thumbnail to visit the tierra wools youtube live page and interact with lara as.
