A few days ago we talked about worsted spinning, now let’s talk about worsted Cashmere yarns. Combed yarns are made from very fine and long fibers and generally, for this very reason, they are made very fine, as the long fiber is much more resistant. In our...
I am often asked how much yarn is needed to make a knitwear item of a certain size, etc. Calculating consumption is not easy, it is necessary to make a sample to calculate it exactly. However, you can use experience and some tricks to get as close as possible to the...
Easy YOU NEED (for a size 42): First yarn: 125 gr. of pink 613 yarn (or any other color of your choice); Second yarn: 150 gr. of pink 30 yarn (or any other color of your choice) – of which 130 gr. for the tank top and 20 gr. for the clutch bag; Irons n. 5; Wool needle...
Spinning begins with sorting and washing the fiber. Then the fibers are opened and beaten to free them from dust and impurities. The fine and long fibers are intended for the creation of combed yarns and transformed into a ribbon called tops: the fibers are first...
Many people ask me what 3×2/15, or 2/28 or 4600 means. This is the yarn count, i.e. the thickness. In this article I want to try to explain exactly what it means and why. Let’s start by introducing the main characteristics of the yarns. The fundamental...