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Fibres, Dyes and Craft Supplies


We supply materials and equipment you need to continue with your new craft learned at our workshops, and to continue your favourite craft.

If you require the following items in the price list, you can check the colour charts below.

Pure wool. Coloured carded wool batting. Short fibres. Fantastic for needle felting. Select colours from colour chart.

Ashford coloured merino tops. Top quality wool. Suitable for wet felting. Select colours from colour chart.

Ashford coloured Corriedale tops. Slightly crisper than the merino tops. Suitable for wet and needle felting. Select colours from colour chart.

See our Gaywool Dyes page for full details of Gaywool products.

You are welcome to collect items when you attend our courses, otherwise please call to make an appointment and you can browse stock at your leisure. Mail order service available. Pay by credit card, cheque or postal order. Postage is calculated at cost. Please make cheques payable to Derryaun Crafts.

shipping - we will do our best to process your order as quickly as possible, but please allow 7 days for your order to arrive.


Fibres for felt and spinning Package
Price
(Euros)
 
20.00
Merino tops. white, soft. and luscious.
500g
25.00
Teeswater tops, long creamy white lustrous fibre. 

1kg

500 grams

18.00

9.00
Gotland. Carded wool batting. Long grey soft fibres.
100 g
3.50
Pure wool. Carded wool batting. Med grey soft fibres. Wool batt is wonderful for needle felting. 100 g
3.00
Pure wool. Carded wool batting. Short white fibres
100 g
3.00
Pure wool. Carded wool batting. Long reddish brown fibres
100 g
3.50
Pure wool. Coloured carded wool batting. Short fibres. Fantastic for needle felting. Select colours from colour chart. 50 g
500g
2.50 20.00
Llama. Natural blend  of llama fibres containing a range of colour  from white through to greys and browns
50 g
2.00
Caprine. Blend of white, pale grey and light brown from the cashmere producing goat. Absolute luxury.
50 g
2.00
Silver fox. Silvery beige soft short fibre ideal for blending or adding texture to other fibres.
50 g
2.00
Ashford coloured merino tops. Top quality wool. Suitable for wet felting. Select colours from colour chart.
50 g
3.00
Ashford coloured Corriedale tops. Slightly crisper than the merino tops. Suitable for wet and needle felting. Select colours from colour chart.
50 g
2.50
Pebbles. Pure wool knops and slubs produced by a rolling technique, knops are round , slubs are elongated. Use for spinning by introducing knops when carding, or to add unusual texture in felt making.
25 g pack
4.50
Varity bags. . Contain 15 fancy yarns 3m long Colours available. Red. . Orange. Yellow. Green. Turquoise. Blue. Purple. Pink. Warm pastel. Cool pastel. Dark natural. White. Grey. Black.
Pack
4.80
Dyers delight. Mixed pack contains wool. Silk. Cotton. Viscose. Mohair and linen to dye. Medium weight.
Bigga pack animal. Contains chunky yarns to dye.
Bigga pack vegetable. Contains chunky yarns to dye.                                                             
Pack
6.30
CONES AND SKEINS for knitting and crochet  
Chunky skein merino slub with wool binder. White
100 g
6.00
Chunky skein soft pure wool
100g 
6.00
Aran. Natural white.
400 g cone
22.50
Opal wool for sock knitting (price includes a set of double pointed 2.5mm needles). Computerised  dyed wool creates Fair Isle patterns by just using stocking stitch.4 ply  75% wool 25% Polyamid. Grey mix, brown mix. 1 ball knits a pair of  socks and a gift bag.
100 g ball, pattern and needles
10.00
Silk fibres for papermaking, spinning and felt making  
Undyed silk tops. Top quality mulberry silk
50g
7.50
Silk hankies.
5pack
4.50
Silk brick. Top quality mulberry silk
150g brick   50g
22.00
  8.00
Silk cocoons soft white degummed cocoons in a mass
50g
7.00
Silk lap texture with less lustre than tops
50g
7.50
Mawata cap. short fibres in a bell shape form they split into several layers
each
3.00
Cut tussah silk tops.
50g
5.00
Silk carrier rod waste
25g pack
3.00
Throwsters waste
50g pack
5.30
Degum waste
50g pack
5.30
Silk strippings (contain gum)
20g pack
1.50
Dyed silk (broken dyed silk) plenty of texture, bronze, teal, blue and chestnut.
50g pack
7.50
Hand dyed fibres. Hand dyed in the Derryaun workshop using Gaywool dyes for creating a feast of wonderful colours and textures
 
Silk tops. Shades of red, blue, green, purple, brown.
10g pack
3.00
Wensleydale. Lustrious curls. Colours as above.
Teeswater curls (great for dolls hair). Natural shades of brown. (Scoured)

25g pack

25g

3.00

1.50
Plastic netting for making silk paper
15 x 12”
2.50
Dyes    
GAYWOOL DYES, imported from Australia and widely known and used by spinners, weavers , feltmakers and dyers worldwide. Original and Bush Blends: for wool, mohair, silk, fur, nylon, angora, jute and cashmere: colourfast, quick and easy to use, and great fun.                                                    
Gaywool Dyes are safe and economical, colourfast and washfast. They are ideal for all, from the first time  user to the experienced fibre artist. We are sure you will be delighted with their performance and simplicity. Colour charts are available on request.  See Gaywool dye page for colour charts.              
1g pot dyes 800g  fibreSml pot dyes 600g fibre    15g pk originals only       
(dyes 110g fibre)
13.50
8.50
2.25

      NATURAL DYES

 

Brazil wood (rusts), Madder (oranges), Logwood (purples),

Chamomile (yellows)
Henna (browns)
St John’s Wort (rusts)
Alkanet (purples and browns)
Alum
Copper Sulphate/Chrome
Tin
Iron

50g
50g
50g
50g
25g
50g
50g
25g
50g
2.20
2.00
1.30
1.40
2.50
1.90
1.50
1.25
0.65
misc    
Weaving sticks
Pack of 5
3.50
Threader
 
1.50
Weaving stick booklet. Good basic instructions.
 
5.00
Peg loom booklet
 
5.00
Lucets for braid making
Small size
3.00
Braid making starter kit
 
7.20

   Needle Felting Equipment

 
Felting needles. medium
singles
.60
Felting needles. fine
singles
1.20
Felting needles. course
singles
.75
Felting needle holder, holds up to 4 needles. Needles not included.  
each
4.50
Felting needle holder, holds one needle. Needle not included.
each
1.50
Foam pads for needle felting
20x 30cm 
4.00
Mini foam pads for needle felting
10x15cm
2.00

 MISC

 
Wire 10 small coils all different colours
Pack of 10
2.50
Craft Wire on a stick , pink, red, peacock, blue, bright green, , dk copper, dull silver and gold.
80-100g
5.50
Crinkle wire. Copper.
100g
9.50
Silver plate wire, 14mts of 0.71, 8mts of 0.90mm
 
6.00

Wire on a spool.

gauge 0.315mm (very fine) 70mts Red, black, pink, purple, blue, copper, purple, silver

gauge 0.50mm 25mts Red, black, pink, purple, blue, copper, purple

gauge 0.90mm 8mts Copper colour only

 
5.00
Tubular knitted wire. 85mm wide
                                  15mm wide
Green, blue, red, pale gold, dk. gold, Lt. and dk. Purple, black.
1mt.
3mt.
9.50
10.00
Mixed Bullion Wire - pack contains five pieces ranging 18inches to 1 yard, gold, copper, 2 greens and pink
  4.50
Quality flat nose jewellery pliers
 
12.50
Quality round nose pliers
 
8.50
Twist and curl, wire coiling tool
 
17.50
Cord maker
 
17.50
Copper curls for creative embroidery and card making
18g
2.50
Sparkle threads. Make holographic paper.
5g
2.50
Seed beads. All colours and sizes. Please ask.
20g approx
2-3.00
Skeleton leaves. Natural, dk red,  purple, tan. Rust & mixed
Pack of 50
3.00
Lucky dip, decorative bits & pieces for cards making
5 packs
2.00