€26.23
After a long and meandering journey we finally created our own silk mohair yarn.
We had it spun Italy out of a shiny and superfine mohair fleece we gathered in a French small farm and untreated Schappe silk.
It's been hard to find the fibres that we aimed for, with minimal processing and low impact as usual, yet maintaining a high quality to convey to the final thread.
So it seemed to us we had been wandering amid the outer space, so far from our comfort zone in yarn making, and then coming back to earth with this wondrous base.
When we thought of a name for this precious, ethereal, light and luminous yarn, we immediately imagined stars, planets and galaxies.
But what ultimately led us to choose this particular name was the colour, the shine and the desire to take you with us on this wonderful journey to the moon.
LUNARIS
a special yarn made with our heart to take you to the moon
78% French mohair
22% Schappe silk
Lace weight
50g - 500m
It comes in a pearl white undyed base and a collection of hand dyed shades, inspired by light and dark tones of the boundless and remote space out there, but also enhancing some of our most favourite colors we had created on other yarns
We recommend that all yarn is washed by hand. This ensures it’ll be beautiful for as long as possible and will wear well. When you’ve finished your project, dunk it in a sink of lukewarm water – with a no rinse wool wash if that takes your fancy, leave it to saturate for a while, then roll it up in a towel to squeeze out excess water and pin out flat to dry.
As with all textiles and all yarn, sometimes colour can come out. It can be caused by a difference in the water ph used to wash the item, detergents, or an over-saturation of dye that hasn’t quite finished rinsing out.
All of our hand dyed yarn is rinsed by hand in the sink, and each batch is soaked, then individual skeins are rinsed to make sure no colour bleeds. This isn’t foolproof though, and occasionally skeins in darker colours can bleed a little. In case it happens simply put your yarn or finished item in a pan (that you won’t use for food), add water and a generous glug or vinegar or citric acid, and then slowly bring up to heat. It should be simmering but not boiling. Then turn the heat off, put a lid on the pan, and leave it – ideally overnight. You should find that the water is now clear, and all that remains is to rinse your yarn. If the water isn’t quite clear, rinse it anyway – much like with hair dye, there can be excess dye which needs to run off.
