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Month: June 2022

Posted on 24/06/202230/06/2022 by wooly — Leave a comment

Something new on the website 💚

Emma Ball collection

We have some new brands online and in our Shop this month, such as Emma Ball’s fabulous characters such as sheep, puffins, kittens and Alpaca products in tins, bags and notions which make great little gifts. Have a browse through these… New: Emma Ball collection Check out these unique products and gifts all with Emma Ball’s…

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Just been to the shop....such lovely things and so helpful.

Helen Q Facebook

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Visited in December and still thinking of the wonderful wool and friendly welcome.

Liz N Facebook

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Beautiful wool in lovely colours. Great staff, very friendly and helpful.

Carolyn P Facebook

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Love your wool, fabulous to knit with!

Vivienne B Facebook

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My wife and I own several sweaters and vests knitted of Wensleydale wool by several of the local knitting ladies. They are remarkable garments made from the finest wool I have encountered, including cashmere. Plus the folks who run this place are lovely people. (Saint Charles, IL. USA)

George T Google

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Crocheting another shawl. Love the 4ply I bought from the @WensleydaleYarn stall at Spring Into Wool. Lustrous & springy & makes lovely lace. And very reasonably priced too!

Woolly L Twitter

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Pleased to see #wensleydalelongwoolsheepshop @WensleydaleYarn with a Twitter presence and new website with online sales. One of my faves!

Louise Scollay (Knit British) Twitter

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I visited the new shop on Saturday and it looks fabulous, already decided what I want to knit next so look forward to returning.

Rosemary M Blog comment

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Such a lovely shop with a wide selection of Wensleydale wool! The shopkeepers were so helpful and even the customers were lovely and welcoming. I felt right at home, 3000 miles away from my usual yarn shop. I can't wait to spin the gorgeous roving I bought!

Emily T-W Facebook

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"Wonderful World of Wool!" I was so amazed at all this little shop carried! Beautiful wool, sheep's roving, and wool in just about any stage you wanted it.... I highly recommend this place to people who spin, knit, crochet, or just enjoy raw textiles and their making.

Poetess TX TripAdvisor

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"Yummy yarn shop" When away, it's compulsory to visit yarn shops - and this one didn't disappoint... what a lovely yarn - lovely owner...and beautifully laid out!!

Emma B TripAdvisor

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“A fantastic place to buy locally produced high quality knitwear” The wool used is local Wensleydale and the designs of the knitwear are varied...and colourful... The prices here for all goods are very reasonable.  

Sheepy G TripAdvisor

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Great little shop with some beautiful wool products. I bought the most adorable yellow wool throw here and a fabulous pair of socks. I really want to go back when I have more money for things both pretty and useful.

Gregory W Google

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Lovely yarns, great service, what a find!!

Marianne S Google

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Great knitted products. My wife and I have been buying knitted goods from the shop when it was run from the owner's house a couple of miles away for some years. The business has new management and has new modern retail premises just off the Market Place in Leyburn - between Serendipity and the Posthorn Continue Reading

Sheepy G TripAdvisor

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Fantastic selection of handknits, locally produced yarn and beautiful patterns.

Elizabeth V Google

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One of the best shops for quality wool, knowledge of wool, friendly and helpful staff, great welcoming atmosphere as soon as you enter the shop.

Sue L Facebook

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A delight, tucked away in Leyburn. Wonderful yarn, each skein a little piece of Wensleydale :)

Elizabeth V Facebook

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It was so wonderful to visit, shop & see the sheep. Fantastic trip to England...  

Peggy R Facebook

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Just wanted to thank you for your wonderful yarn. I knitted a “Beryl jumper” for myself, it is such amazing quality and washes so well. Now I have knitted my husband a sleeveless jumper using your DK yarn. I have knitted him two of these before using different yarns and yours is by far the Continue Reading

Gill D Email

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I am so happy to have found the Wensleydale Longwool Sheep Shop in Leyburn while traveling through the Yorkshire Dales. The shop is beautiful, full of hand knit samples of patterns, weights, sizes and colors. A knitters dream come true. The wool is fabulous to touch and the colors are gorgeous. Of course I bought Continue Reading

Bea and Claire Instagram

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Just a quick note to let you know that my yarn order arrived today.  It is so gorgeous!  Thank you again for your time in putting this order together for me and for going to extra lengths to correct the error I made.

Barbara S Email

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Visited this lovely shop and bought a beautiful sky blue jumper hand knitted by Beryl, I am delighted with it and am sure that I will be buying more in the future. I was almost tempted to buy some of the gorgeous wool and to take up knitting again but I know it wouldn't be Continue Reading

Christine W Facebook

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A lovely shop, beautiful wool, interesting patterns, friendly staff - a great place to visit!

Kate L Facebook

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Beautiful Yarn and Knitwear Shop. This pretty shop is worth visiting whether you are a knitter or not. The rare breed lustrous Wensleydale wool is available both as yarn and as finished handknit garments; and there are lanolin products and sheep themed souvenirs for those who visit out of cultural interest.

Ryan M TripAdvisor

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Beautiful shop for wool and woolly items. This is a beautiful shop tucked away in the small market town of Leyburn in the Yorkshire Dales. I called with my husband in May and he spotted a sweater knitted in the Wensleydale Aran, the pattern is available from age 3 to adult sizes. I choose a Continue Reading

Jane C TripAdvisor

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Have used the website and the shop. Very, very helpful and knowledgeable. The wool is of a fantastic quality and the lustre of it amazing. It washes well, I washed it by hand, don't know about machine. Love the colours as well. In the past I have sometimes been reluctant to pay this much for Continue Reading

PhilandJane S Google

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I love the cardigan/jacket in teal Aran that I've just received from you. It's a radiant colour (though not bright), perfectly made, a good fit. It's just beautiful! I'm certainly going to keep Wensleydale Longwool in my mind, for the future.

Alison M Email

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In love with my new beautifully soft cosy knit! @wensleydalelongwool  #sustainable #ethicallysourced #handmade #madeintheuk #yorkshire #winterfashion 

Debra Stephenson (TV celebrity) Instagram

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I am absolutely thrilled with the Bolders and Streams jacket knitted in Semerwater by 'Ann'. It is beautifully knitted and she did it so quickly!...

Lindsay S Letter

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I know I've said it before, but I think the Wensleydale Nona Jumper is just about the prettiest yoke design I've ever seen.

Quinn P (USA) Twitter

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I'm so delighted with the speedy and prompt service I received from Kath today... in spite of the chaos and awfulness that the flooding in Leyburn and surrounding areas has caused this week, my parcel full of gorgeousness arrived this morning! I am beyond grateful and will most certainly be ordering again in the near Continue Reading

Customer Email

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Can't praise them enough. Went out of their way to help me match up a much earlier batch of wool. Thank you.

Gillian Mc Google

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Found a perfect DK for a jumper pattern I have, really good colour range. Swift delivery and smooth ordering process. Thank you 😊

Emily G Google

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Just wanted to say a massive thank you to Kath who has gone above and beyond when I asked for help with my knitting. What took 5 mins I would have ruined. I would recommend this Shop to anyone of all levels and absolute beginners like myself.  

Sharon H Facebook

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Just to say many thanks for my order which has just arrived - great service. Love the wool and hope to shop with you again.

M and B Email

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Nona jumper - LOVED knitting this. Easy to read pattern and I'm a beginner.

Liz G Instagram

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Popped into Wensleydale Longwool Sheep Shop while in Leyburn this morning. I could have spent hours in that shop. It's not a big space but it is jam packed of gorgeous yarns, fantastic patterns, and amazing accessories and other items. They even have their own yarn crafted from beautiful Wensleydale sheep. I just couldn't see Continue Reading

Chris M Instagram

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Nona (kit) has arrived and the yarn is like nothing I've used before! It is delicious! I'm sceptical about ordering yarn I've never seen/felt/smelled! I'm so glad I ordered this! Thank you! Gail L (USA)

Gail L Email

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Have loved this special quality wool since the early 90s. Now in it's own lovely small shop in Leyburn which saves going off track to the farm.... Lots of gorgeous colours and a selection of patterns. A serious knitters paradise.

Christina S Google

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Wonderful service for Online Order to Italy   Ordered Wensleydale Longwool DK for a Gansey pattern designed by Martin Storey. Fabulous lady Kath organised everything so meticulously in spite of her busy schedule of shop plus many trade show commitments. Wool, 1kg of fabulous 'Fennel' colour plus other Wensleydale products such as soap, wool wash, Continue Reading

Carroe TripAdvisor

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I want to thank you so very much for the beautifully packaged shipment I received yesterday!  Everything is safe and sound (my new mug!) and I cannot believe how quickly it arrived. And the yarn!!! It is absolutely gorgeous! I love the vibrancy of the colors and it smells sooooooo good. I just can’t knit Continue Reading

Christine H Email

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My new jumper arrived today and I am absolutely delighted with it. I have been looking at it on your website for a while as I love the design and colour, but I was worried it would be too big. I decided to be brave and give it a go. I am just thrilled. It Continue Reading

Suzie C Email

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Just to let you know how pleased I am with the sweater which has just arrived. The fit, colour and feel of the wool are perfect. Please thank Beryl for her hard work. In the 1970s while in Japan we met a distinguished Japanese potter who had been designated a National Treasure. When we told Continue Reading

Tom C Email

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My wool order arrived very quickly, it's beautiful, excellent value for the exceptional quality and the colours are absolutely perfect. Thank you.

L'Objects Qui Parle Facebook

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Can finally sit down today and send this message to say THANK YOU: the jumper arrived and it is gorgeous, am wearing it now! Such a lovely colour and a great fit, and so soft and cosy. It's so much smarter than most of my jumpers too!! Can't wait for the other one now!! ... Continue Reading

Penny R Facebook

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Jumper has arrived - oh my goodness it is gorgeous! I am wearing it now - fabulous colour, I think the yoke has come out brilliantly, I love the fennel, and the jumper drapes so beautifully... It is the more comfy jumper to wear with trousers I was wanting. But the top half is still Continue Reading

Penny R Text

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I ordered two pairs of your socks. Loving that they are local to me in Yorkshire and I always try to support British wool. They arrived quickly and are so lovely and vibrant in colour but so so soft to wear. I have quite sensitive skin and have had no problems. They are so soft Continue Reading

Ali B Facebook

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Thank you for my lovely wool, the colour larch is perfect. The wool is beautiful and I hope to make it into a Soiree sweater. Goes perfectly with my favourite skirt . Thank you 🥰 I'll be spreading the Wensleydale joy to anyone who will listen.

Orla Mc Instagram

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I purchased a sheepskin rug from Wensleydale Longwool Company and it is without doubt the most luxurious product of this type I’ve ever bought.  I’m using it to drape over my home office chair, it’s a perfect additional layer to add comfort during a long office day. The delivery was very swift indeed and so Continue Reading

Fiona B Email

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Your wool wash liquid (Woolly Wash) is brilliant, highly recommend.

Alison C Facebook

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I knit a simple, large shawl with your natural black and ALWAYS get compliments! So interesting to see all the things you sell, thanks!!

Olive YouTube

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Heavenly shop not just for knitters but lovely gifts also. Also mail order.

Catherine Hewitt Google

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I just wanted to say thank you for the care and attention you put into making such a wonderful product. Some years ago I bought 500grams of Black Tops from you at the British Wool Show, I have only just got around to spinning it but had to tell you that in all the years Continue Reading

Fiona M Email

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I've just returned from my first ever visit to the Masham Sheep Fair, and from your stall, in the Town Hall. I purchased a beautiful blue cardigan which, I'm told by the lovely lady who served me, was knitted by an elderly lady called Beryl. Ordinarily I would write properly (I don't knit... but I Continue Reading

Linda B Email

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Just a quick note to say that my beautiful Teal Gloves arrived today -- and I LOVE them!!! They fit perfectly. The colour is gorgeous. I am so, so pleased with them. Thank you so much for accommodating my order; it was wonderful to have these gloves actually made to my size. I'm singing your Continue Reading

Patricia K Email

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The postman has just delivered a parcel of your lovely wool! Thank you so, SO much for your very speedy and efficient service, I wasn't expecting my order to arrive so soon. I am now looking forward to some happy hours of knitting and hopefully wearing some warm jerseys this winter with happy memories of Continue Reading

Rosie J Email

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Always my first port of call. Great selection, plenty of advice if you want/need it.

Pat B Google

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Just want to let you know that my rug arrived today: amazing service from Wensleydale Longwool shop & Royal Mail! Delighted with the rug.

Cáit M Email

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Wensleydale Longwool jumpers and cardigans kept us warm during the six days of powerlessness that befell us after Storm Arwen - thank you!  

Andrew F Card

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The Wensleydale Sheep bunting arrived and my Mum absolutely loves the kit (as well as the Father Christmas kit). I wanted to thank you so much for your prompt and friendly service and I will be buying from here again in the future!

Katie S Email

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Many thanks for sending the wool promptly, all received safely. Thank you

Jenny M Email

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Just to say thank you very much for the prompt delivery of the wool I ordered. The colours are perfect, thanks for the advice you gave me on the phone. I bought Wensleydale wool from [your] shop in the Dales in the 1990’s and I still wear the jumper I made from one of the Continue Reading

Anne L Email

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Hello all of you at the WL Sheep Shop, I was finally able to pick up my order at the post office after having been out of town.  It seems it was posted by you Jan 4 and it was delivered here in Andorra on Jan 13. All things considered that is pretty timely! At Continue Reading

Gretchen M Email

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Just wanted to say what a lovely prompt service. I was at the Knitting and Stitching Show [The Stitch Festival] in London on Thursday and wanted the original Cracking the Flags kit - you had 1 ball of Fennel at the Shop which you were willing to post the full kit onto me. My package Continue Reading

Karen D Email

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I wanted to let you know I received the above order today of Sheep Shop Tweed 4ply yarn in sunshine. Wow this colour is bright! but I love it, what a glorious shade of yellow and so soft. I intend to knit myself a cardigan, haven't used 4ply for quite a few years but can't Continue Reading

Pat W Email

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Thank you so much for this new colour - and the chance to buy it reduced to mark your birthday!  I couldn’t resist and am so glad I didn’t. Arrived today and it’s the colour I have been searching for since my knitting bug was reignited a few years back by the cardigan design Spinster Continue Reading

Ruth L Email

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Hi, just wanted to thank your team for a very efficient service. Its unbelievable that one item I have purchased from you, that I had a spare ball of from another project, has the same dye lot as the one you sent me - so I don't have to worry about a slight colour difference. Continue Reading

Lyn W Email

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Found your Shop today whilst out with my sister-in-law.... Turned into a fabulous day for us! Great shop, selection of stuff and service. Thanks! (via Facebook Messenger)    

Sheila McC Facebook

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Carol W…  I had a lovely day with all you wonderful talented ladies! If I could I would do it all over again (and hope I remember more)😀 I felt very welcome and completely at ease. Jaki is a fantastic tutor, I feel like I learnt a lot in a short space of time and Continue Reading

Fairisle Workshop attendees Email

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Had a lovely visit to the shop yesterday, may have made a purchase but will finish my After the Rain jumper first. A lovely warm welcome and great help on finding my choice great colours. Such a delightful gem in Leyburn. (Buttonlady)  

Buttonlady Instagram

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Nice shop if you are interested in things woollen, with very helpful staff.  

Graham B Google

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Popped round to see a friend. Showed her how to knit the Wensleydale twisted rib and loved the kit she had. Treated myself! The wool is gorgeous.  

Sheila L Blog

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>>> Hello Kath and Dawn, I meant to email on Monday when you had had time to catch your breath, after the Bakewell Wool Gathering event. I love my cardigan. The colour is so much brighter and dynamic than I remember it. Thank you so much for bringing it down to Bakewell too. It helped Continue Reading

Vicky C Email

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Just wanted to say I love visiting your Shop and am enjoying knitting a cardigan for grandchild in Pomegranate. Looking very much forward to visiting again next November!  

Heather S Google

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Oh wow, thank you for my beautifully wrapped Wool, a week after despatch. From lovely Leyburn to the Central Coast of NSW (Australia). So happy. There is something about a brown paper wrapped parcel that brings back so many memories. My great aunt sending dolls in hand crocheted clothes for me and my twin sister. Continue Reading

Barbara M Email

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I added photo's of my current project in Wensleydale Longwool DK. This is gorgeous yarn to work with and this is my fourth project in this wool. I am knitting another lace and cable cardigan because the pattern is so pretty and because it is a 12 row repeat I keep track in my "The Continue Reading

Janet S Facebook

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Lovely service a must stop shop for my wife, very friendly.  

Kevin S Google

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No special delivery notes, BUT I wanted you to know that I am using this beautiful wool to knit a Feathers McGraw stuffed toy for my daughter. Seems only right to use Wensleydale wool. Our intention is to enjoy some Wensleydale cheese on the day I present her with the finished penguin. :-) Sandra S Continue Reading

Sandra S Online Order Notes

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"Please find attached the Beryl Jacket knitting pattern purchased at Southern Wool today. Happy knitting!" Thanks What a great service. Phillipa  

Phillipa H Email

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A fabulous wool shop. Lots of examples of patterns made up. Ruth was so friendly and helpful. You know how difficult it is when you've already got other WIPs but you just can't resist. The wool looked so sumptuous that I couldn't walk away without something. She encouraged me to even try them on and Continue Reading

Susan H Google

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