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Jaipur PEACE Silk
  • Jaipur PEACE Silk
  • Jaipur PEACE Silk
  • Jaipur PEACE Silk
  • Jaipur PEACE Silk
Jaipur PEACE Silk

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Jaipur PEACE Silk

SKU: 111010310-63

Produktdetails:

Garnstärke: Cobweb/Lace

Nadelstärke: 2mm, 2.5mm, 2.75mm, 3mm

Maschenprobe: 24 = 10 cm

Lauflänge: 560-800m/100g

Material: silk

Color

Stock level: > 200

Ready for immediate dispatch, delivery time 2-4 working days

 We searched for a long time for a supplier of "cruelty-free silk"! Did you know that to obtain mulberry silk, the premium silk produced by unwinding the cocoons, the cocoons with the silkworms inside are boiled? Our Jaipur Peace Silk is silk from the Eri silkworm, which lives on plants like cassava. The silkworm eats its way out of the cocoon and escapes before the cocoons are boiled. The cocoons are then collected by hand. This elaborate process is practiced on the silk farm in northeastern Thailand, where the raw silk for our Jaipur Peace Silk comes from. Eri silk isn't quite as smooth and lustrous as mulberry silk because it's not a continuous thread; instead, it feels rather dry, a bit like bourette silk, but more uniform. It even has better climate-regulating properties than mulberry silk.

According to our information, we are currently the only ones offering this type of cruelty-free mulberry silk as hand-knitting yarn!
The wonderful climate-regulating properties of silk make this yarn a super comfortable all-rounder. In summer, the yarn cools, while in winter a silk sweater is perfect for heated rooms where a wool sweater would be too warm.

Attention: The smooth texture will only be maintained with proper care: Please wash by hand only!

Oh yes: Plant fibers have no inherent elasticity and are rather heavy compared to animal fibers. This means that knitted garments made of silk, cotton, or viscose tend to stretch out of shape. This can be prevented by using a suitable knitting pattern, such as a cable pattern. Alternatively, you can simply allow for 5 to 10% extra length and knit the garment slightly shorter.

Caution: Because silk requires a lot of dye, it may bleed slightly during the first wash. A little vinegar essence in the rinse water will help with this.

To avoid an unwanted color change when starting a new ball of yarn, we recommend the "alternating skeins" technique with this yarn. When the first ball is running low, knit one row alternately with the yarn from the first ball and one row with the yarn from the second ball. Repeat this step until the first ball is empty, ideally 5-10 times. This way, there is no harsh color transition. We also recommend this technique if both skeins of yarn come from the same dye lot.

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