€21.31
Light Fingering (uk 4 ply) weight with 50g – 300m
Gauge: 10cm in 28-30 sts and 3,5mm needles
NEBULA: latin for cloud
A yarn as light and warm as a cloud, composed of two special fibres: Wool and Cashmere.
When we created this new base we wanted it to be “simple” in its composition to be able to feel and appreciate the fibres’ characteristics.
After 2 years of harvest and various testing we are finally launching our new cashmere yarn at the end of the month.
This time we decided to do it by blending @agricolalemoire Cashmere with Aquilana wool, a very fine merino crossbreed native of Abruzzo that has been selected and recovered from our dear friend Valeria Gallese.
Cashmere is homegrown in Merana at @agricolalemoire farm, produced from a small herd of 50 cashmere goats.
Matteo and I (Giulia) handcomb all the goats to harvest the precious fibre that creates this yarn.
The combination of these two fibers is amazing, Aquilana gives elasticity, bounce and strength to the thread without reducing the softness, whereas cashmere makes it super soft, light and warm.
Unlike our other yarns that are semi worsted spun, Nebula is a woollen spun yarn.
The woollen spun process is usually preferred when working with shorter and loftier fibres like cashmere and we thought it was the best way to express the characteristics of both fibre of this blend.
The result is a light, fluffy and warm yarn..just like a cloud
The hand dyed palette reflects the shades of the lands where the fibres were grown and harvested, all the names were takenafter on of the cashmere goats that helped to make this yarn with their precious hair.
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.
