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Welcome to the Frangipani website, my name is Jan.

Here you will find the largest choice of colours in Guernsey 5-ply Wool available by mail-order in the UK. For years traditional knitting of ganseys, Guernseys, Cornish Knit-Frocks and all fisherman's sweaters has been part of British history. I proudly continue having this special 5-ply wool spun and dyed in Yorkshire in the mills that have for generations been supplying the very best of British yarns.

Click on the WOOL COLOURS button to see the amazing range of twenty-four colours.

Because I specialise in supplying only Guernsey 5-ply wool, I can offer traditional colours and others a little bit different like Herring Girl's Pink. This is a surprisingly feminine pink (baby pink almost) which will probably not show true to colour on a web browser - ask for a sample!

This colour was found in Anstruther museum in Scotland and proves that the girls that followed the fleet, gutted the fish and knitted the fishermen's ganseys, also knitted their own, more feminine versions of those ganseys. Evidence has been found for pink, pale green and raspberry so far - such an exciting new discovery.

My service is personal and quick – 98% of orders are despatched the same day they are received.

You are welcome to come to the house to pick up your wool but, please, phone me first to make sure I am going to be here as I don't have a shop.