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Tweed, Home Spun Effect Yarns


Term's origin (quoting a fashion dictionary): "tweed is a rough, irregular, soft and flexible, unfinished woolen named for the Tweed river that separates England from Scotland." But some of the textile experts consider that tweeds are named after a misspelling of the Scots "twill" as "tweel". Tweeds are made of a two-and-two twill weave, right-hand or left-hand in structure. Outstanding tweeds (fabrics) include Bannockburn, English, Harris, Irish, Linton, Manx, Scotch and Donegal. Tweed roving can be made using a few different fibers (for example: wool, alpaca, and silk) dyed in different colours which need to be carded together to produce a tweed yarn.

 

Tweed

Lang Cashmere Tweed
  CASHMERE Tweed by Lang
FIBRE: 35% Cashmere, 65% Merino extra fine
YARN WEIGHT: Heavy Worsted
TENSION: 10x10cm (4"): 26 sts/ 25 rows
NEEDLES: 4.25 - 5 mm (US No.7-8)
LENGTH: approx. 78 m / 86 yards
BALL WEIGHT: 25 g
* hand wash | made in Italynatural


Alpaca Cashmere Tweed
  ALPACA CASHMERE Tweed by Estelle
FIBRE: 35% Wool, 20% Alpaca, 10% Cashmere, 25% Acrylic, 10% Viscose
YARN WEIGHT: Worsted
TENSION: 10x10cm (4"): 18 sts / 24 rows
NEEDLES: 4 - 4.5 mm (US No.6-7)
LENGTH: approx. 110 m / 120 yds
BALL WEIGHT: 50g
* machine wash | made in Italy


Lana Grossa Windsor
  New Item
WINDSOR by Lana Grossa
FIBRE: 31% Kid Mohair, 55% Superwash Merino, 14% Nylon [sample]
YARN WEIGHT: Aran
TENSION: 10x10cm (4"): 18 sts / 26 rows
NEEDLES: 5 mm (US No.8)
LENGTH: approx. 110 m / 128 yds
BALL WEIGHT: 50g
* hand wash | made in Italy

 

Effect, Home Spun

King Cole Fashion Aran
  FASHION ARAN by King Cole
FIBRE: 70% Premium Acrylic, 30% Wool
YARN WEIGHT: Aran
TENSION: 10x10cm (4"): 18 sts/ 25 rows
NEEDLES: 4.5 - 5 mm (US No.6-7)
LENGTH: approx. 800 m / 880 yds
SKEIN WEIGHT: 400g
* hand wash | made in United Kingdom

 

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