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Kalahari- merino silk hand dyed 4 ply yarn

Product information

£24.00

Description

Kalahari, is a luxuriously soft hand dyed merino silk fingering weight (4 ply) yarn. The yarn has a silky sheen making it a favourite for shawls and garments. The 4 ply construction is strong enough to use for sweaters, hats and gloves. A fingering weight, hand dyed yarn, using professional acid dyes. If more than one skein in needed, it's advised that you use alternate skeins to prevent pooling. These yarns have all been dyed together, however each skein will differ slightly from the next. All our hand dyed yarns are carefully washed and rinsed after dyeing, however during the first wash, a small amount of bleeding may occur. Hand wash using wool wash in cool water and dry flat. As this is a superwash yarn which means the item can be washed in a wool setting in the washing machine, we do advise all garments to be hand washed. This listing is for one hand-dyed skein.

Specifications

  • Fibre: 50% Superwash Merino, 50% silk 4 ply
  • Weight: (4 ply) yarn. The yarn has a silky sheen making it a favourite for shawls and garments. The 4 ply construction is strong enough to use for sweaters, hats and gloves.
  • Thickness: Fingering weight
  • Construction: is strong enough to use for sweaters, hats and gloves.
  • Length: 400 meters

Care Instructions

fully washed and rinsed after dyeing, however during the first wash, a small amount of bleeding may occur.

We recommend you purchase enough yarn for your project in order to ensure consistency. Although we follow the same recipes and techniques, dye lots cannot be guaranteed to be the same. We photograph our hand dyed yarns in a lightbox as accurately as possible, however colours may vary. All our hand dyed yarns are dyed in small batches of 4-5 skeins. There may be minor differences between skeins and dye-lot. It is recommended that knitting or crocheting with alternate skeins for larger projects to prevent pooling.