Matinière
Price range: 17,00 € through 29,50 €
Hypnotic and contrasting
This 100% French wool comes from fleeces of the Auvergne breed: the Noire du Velay sheep and the Bizet, naturally brown-black and beige. It is the little sister of Toureillo. Composed of 2 strands, this two-tone yarn is obtained by twisting together, at a medium tension, 1 thread of each breed. Strong and warm, this nervous fiber provides a puffy and elastic side typical of a carded yarn.
Due to its strength, this rustic yarn, with a dry feel reminiscent of the wools of yesteryear, is particularly suitable for making small accessories such as mittens, fingerless gloves or cuffs, berets, hats, gaiters, etc., or for more ambitious projects such as a simple little sweater or a lace shawl. A hypnotic local wool, for a contrasting mottled effect. However, this yarn is not recommended for making socks, as the latter require processing in a special spinning mill to ensure better heel resistance.
The short-circuit processing stages of the raw material, from the sheep to the finished products, are carried out in France (breeding, shearing, washing and spinning), before being dyed in our Normandy pots. A whole network of partners is therefore mobilized, paying particular attention to the origin, quality and traceability of the product.
Features
Natural fiber color or hand dyed
Composition: 100% local wool (Noire du Velay and Bizet)
Weight: approximately 100 g
Length: approximately 400 m
Sample 10 cm x 10 cm: 24 stitches x 38 rows
Recommended needle size: 2.5 – 3
Women's size 40 sweater: 3 skeins ±
Typology: Fingering – Sock
2-ply carded yarn, spun in France
No primer or softener. Untreated Super Wash
Packaged in skein or ball (optional)
Uses
Mid-season yarn, winter yarn, knitting, crochet, weaving, local, traced, untreated.
What is a Fingering / Sock type yarn?
A great classic in the world of knitting for delicate style creations. Perfect for a large number of projects, fingering is suitable for light and fine sweaters, vests and shawls as well as for baby clothes and accessories. Neither too thick nor too warm, it has a perfect finish for textures. The skeins are between 350 and 400m for 100g. The yarn is fine and can be knitted with 2.25mm to 3.25mm needles or 2.25mm to 3.5mm hooks. This is the ideal yarn weight for making socks and mittens. If you are looking for a "sock yarn", choose one that contains ramie (replaces nylon) to reinforce its strength, especially at the heels and toes.
Maintenance tips
To care for naturally dyed fibers:
– Wash and rinse your item carefully by hand, separately, in water at 30°C maximum.
– Use an organic vegetable soap or a mild natural detergent, neutral pH. A few drops of organic baby shampoo without soap will also take care of the wool and the color.
The use of soap or detergent with a pH that is too high, vinegar, baking soda, etc. is to be avoided, as this would permanently affect the color.
– Do not wring. Dry flat (to avoid deforming your work) away from direct sunlight.
We recommend using Eucalan detergent available in our shop, haberdashery section.
Informations
Bath
We dye small quantities of yarn at a time. All skeins sold under the same reference come from the same batch. As this is an artisanal work, there may however be slight variations in shades between these skeins.
Each batch is unique, it is impossible to obtain exactly the same shade from one batch to another. Remember to alternate the skeins in your projects and make sure to order enough yarn for your project.
Don't worry
Despite numerous rinses and careful washing in the workshop, some colors (especially the most intense ones) may still slightly stain your hands when making your work or color the water when you care for it. This is simply excess dye, the final result will not be affected. There may also sometimes be a little plant powder stuck to the fibers that will come off on its own.
Colors, photographs and screens
Particular care is taken in the production of photographs to be as close as possible to real colors. But natural colors have rich and subtle tones that computer screens (computers, tablets, smartphones) cannot reproduce. The perception of colors can therefore vary depending on the screen, sometimes creating a slight discrepancy with the real color of the object.
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