Silk Heather from Texere Yarns

Silk Heather

from Texere Yarns
discontinued
Lace ?
1969 yards
(1800 meters)
200 grams
(7.05 ounces)
US 00 - 6 or 1.75 - 4mm
40% Silk
30% Cotton
30% Wool
single ply
  • 1800m/200g cone
  • spun in oil
  • suitable for machine knitting (with 2 or 3 strands together
  • 9/1nm
  • suitable for weaving
  • suitable for tassles
  • 40% silk, 30% wool, 30% cotton

Helps if you wash with a gentle non-bio soap to extract the oil, this will cause the yarn to bloom.

Very tweedy appearance.