Merino Wool Roving 1 lb (16 Ounces) for Spinning Soft Chunky Jumbo Yarn for Arm Knitting Blanket 100 Natural Undyed (Off White) Wool Yarn Felting Core Carded Stuffing This roving top is the preferred choice for beginner and advanced crafters alike. For new spinners, merino wool is fantastic wool that is softer, more luxurious roving than Corriedale or Romney wools, and still easy to work with. In spite of its fine texture merino wool handles very well on spinning wheels and drop spindles alike. Make your own handspun yarn, weaving, needle felting, wet felting or tapestry art while enjoying the feel of our very soft 100% pure merino wool roving tops. Merino wool is the softest and finest wool in the world. This is because the sheep wool fibers (coats) are the thinnest of any sheep. With an average diameter of fewer than 25 microns the wool is flexible and less likely to scratch against skin. Therefore it has been the preferred choice of sheep for next to skin clothing manufacturers across the world. NEEDLE WET FELTING: The perfect roving wool for felting. Merino wool has soft fibers that are excellent for fine details, crafting and as core wool. Also great for wool felt dryer balls. One 1lb wool roving bulk makes 9 - 12 dryer balls to keep your laundry fresh and wrinkle free SPINNING, KNITTING, WEAVING: This chunky wool yarn takes dye well and is a dream to spin on a spinning wheel or drop spindle, blend with dyed roving to make beautiful rolags. Works great as carded wool stuffing. Arm knit as-is, felt or spin, or weave on a tapestry loom into beautiful woven wall hangings. 1 lb bundle is approx 50 feet of wool CHUNKY, SOFT DURABLE: With Staple Length: 3-4 inches (roughly 90 mm) and Micron Average: 23-26 roving from merino wool feels very soft and gentle to the touch and is ideal for knitting garments for direct skin contact. This roving is also the perfect jumbo yarn for chunky knit blankets, pet beds, rugs and mats COMBED CLEANED: Washed, Carded and combed, we prep all our wool to minimize pre-felting and pre-drafting. The unspun wool fibers are gently washed before the carding, combing, packaging and inspection process, to ensure no harsh animal smell, or vegetable matter remains and your wool arrives ready for use 100 NATURAL ECO FRIENDLY: Great wool comes from sheep that are healthy and handled with care. Thats why our wool is sourced ethically from responsible producers and countries committed to only environmentally friendly and sustainable non-mulesing production practices