Crewel wool is 2ply so its excellent for shading as you can mix the colours in your needle. There are 6 skeins to a hank. Crewel Wool Skeins come with a small paper band.
Asterixed colours are gradually being discontinued. If you order one of these colours and it has already been discontinued we will automatically substitute it with the colour recommended by Appletons. Substitution colours can be seen here.