50g and 280m (306y) of the second lightest blue in the Bio Shetland collection. This is a light fingering weight yarn with beautiful low-loft texture which softens up with washing or fulling. It is is designed for knitting colourwork sweaters, but works fabulously as weft for tapestry weaving, too.
The third image shows this yarn in relation to its neighbouring darker blue colourways.
Knitting Needle Size/Tension: 2.5-4.0mm | 24sts
Weft Face Weaving: Using #12 cotton seine twine as warp, use this yarn as weft single stranded at 12epi, or double stranded at 6epi.
Each 50g skein:
- Meters Per skein: 280 m
- Yards Per skein: 306 yds
This yarn is 100% GOTS Certified Organic Wool
GOTS (Global Organic Textile Standard) is a guarantee of focus on the environment and sustainability in all stages of the manufacturing process. Requirements in relation to the dyeing process, handling of waste water and energy usage are monitored on an ongoing basis, along with social ethics and worker related aspects of the manufacturing process. The final yarn's quality is also inspected. GOTS is a world-wide acknowledged environmental branding which only certified distributors may use.
50g and 280m (306y) of the second lightest blue in the Bio Shetland collection. This is a light fingering weight yarn with beautiful low-loft texture which softens up with washing or fulling. It is is designed for knitting colourwork sweaters, but works fabulously as weft for tapestry weaving, too.
The third image shows this yarn in relation to its neighbouring darker blue colourways.
Knitting Needle Size/Tension: 2.5-4.0mm | 24sts
Weft Face Weaving: Using #12 cotton seine twine as warp, use this yarn as weft single stranded at 12epi, or double stranded at 6epi.
Each 50g skein:
- Meters Per skein: 280 m
- Yards Per skein: 306 yds
This yarn is 100% GOTS Certified Organic Wool
GOTS (Global Organic Textile Standard) is a guarantee of focus on the environment and sustainability in all stages of the manufacturing process. Requirements in relation to the dyeing process, handling of waste water and energy usage are monitored on an ongoing basis, along with social ethics and worker related aspects of the manufacturing process. The final yarn's quality is also inspected. GOTS is a world-wide acknowledged environmental branding which only certified distributors may use.