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Yarns

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Melange Yam

The French word “mćlangc" meam mixture. For melange yarns, fihers of Jiłfcrcnt colon arc raixeJ before spinning.

Moulnuf and melange yarns

Mohair/Kid Mohair

Angora gonrs hnve a long, whirc, curly coai. The wool obtaincd from young gonrs is callcd kid mohair. Since mohair dyes castly, ii is aeailablc in cvery fashion color.

Mouline Yam

Mouiinć, also a French word, means “twisting.” For mouline yam, two or morę diłTerent colors or diiYercnt types of filaments are twisted together. lt’ the yam i> madę from diiYercnt kmds of materiał and then dycd, cnch materiał takes on the Jyc m a dlfferent way.

Shclland Wool

The wtx)l of Shetland sheep is vcry robust, and it i> generałly useJ to spin country tweed yams.

Silk

Silk kecps you cool when it’s hol and wann when it’s cold. li is also very comfortabłe. But it is not easy to knit. Silk has to be knit very tightly, because tinished pieccs stretch the fi ni timc ihey are washed- Dont check the gauge unnl alter you have washed your sample piece-

Tweed Yarns

Tweed yams are nubby spccialty yarns with the nubs Jyed a different color.

Viscose

Toobtain viscosc, chemically purc ccllulose (from wood and other plants) is ncared with soda lyc and carhon disulfide. Ylscose is easy to knit; rhe finished picccs drape iikc cloth. The yam can be manę or shiny. Viscose is often uscd as a »hiny spccialty yarn in mixed yarns.

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Spccialty ytims

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