Tussah Tweed from BC Garn

Tussah Tweed

from BC Garn
Light Fingering ?
273 yards
(250 meters)
50 grams
(1.76 ounces)
24.0 to 32.0 sts
= 4 inches
US 1½ - 2½ or 2.5 - 3mm
100% Silk - Tussah
plied, tweedy
Color: Tweed
Dye: Machine dyed
Put up: Winding required
Source of fiber: Italy
Milled: Italy

Tussah Tweed is an exciting and exclusive yarn with fine tweed nepsies and a very interesting stitch definition. It is processed from the cocons of wild butterflies which are allowed to flee the cocon before it is processed into silk. Thus Tussah Tweed can be called a “cruelty-free silk”. Tussah Tweed is very stable and feels a bit rough at the beginning, but gets softer and softer the more you wash and wear it. For this reason, it is not only suitable for hand knitting, but also for the knitting machine, for weaving and embroidery.

popular colorways

1 F Tt

56 stashed

34 projects

2 Tt

84 stashed

56 projects

3 F Tt

39 stashed

19 projects

4 F Tt

37 stashed

24 projects

5 F Tt

66 stashed

45 projects

8 Tt

26 stashed

17 projects

9 Tt

51 stashed

33 projects

10

99 stashed

69 projects

11 F Tt

27 stashed

9 projects

12

36 stashed

22 projects

13 F Tt

44 stashed

20 projects

14 F Tt

44 stashed

35 projects

16 Ftt

46 stashed

28 projects

17 F

46 stashed

35 projects

19

53 stashed

41 projects

20

66 stashed

29 projects

22 F Tt

46 stashed

17 projects

24

33 stashed

18 projects

26

35 stashed

19 projects

29 F Tt

55 stashed

38 projects

30 Ftt

74 stashed

41 projects

31 F Tt

72 stashed

52 projects

32 Berry Cream

50 stashed

43 projects

35 Blue Night Mix

44 stashed

46 projects

36 F Tt

28 stashed

9 projects

38 Tt

28 stashed

17 projects

41 F Tt

66 stashed

34 projects

45 F Tt

27 stashed

14 projects

46 F Tt

41 stashed

24 projects

49 Anthrazit

20 stashed

24 projects

Blue

20 stashed

37 projects

Pink

29 stashed

33 projects