Eriskay - Double knit hand dyed bfl silk yarn
Product information
£24.00
Description
Eriskay is an all purpose hand dyed, BFL (blue faced Leicester) silk blend yarn. Its a blend of blues, greens, pinks and purples. This wool is “next to skin” soft and ideal for any garment – knitting , crochet, weaving and other crafts. A 'next to skin' soft double knit DK all purpose yarn, hand dyed using professional acid dyes. This yarn can be used for a variety of knitted, crocheted or woven garments. If more than one skein in needed, it's advised that you use alternate skeins to prevent pooling All the hand dyed yarns are carefully washed and rinsed after dyeing, however during the first wash, a small amount of bleeding may occur. Hand wash using wool wash in cool water and dry flat. As this is a superwash yarn which means the item can be washed in a wool setting in the washing machine, we do advise all garments to be hand washed. This listing is for one hand-dyed skein
Specifications
- Fibre: 55/45% BFL (blue faced Leicester) – and silk
- Weight: 100 g
- Thickness: Double knit weight,
- Length: 225 meters
Care Instructions
fully washed and rinsed after dyeing, however during the first wash, a small amount of bleeding may occur.
We recommend you purchase enough yarn for your project in order to ensure consistency. Although we follow the same recipes and techniques, dye lots cannot be guaranteed to be the same. We photograph our hand dyed yarns in a lightbox as accurately as possible, however colours may vary.
All our hand dyed yarns are dyed in small batches of 4-5 skeins. There may be minor differences between skeins and dye-lot. It is recommended that knitting or crocheting with alternate skeins for larger projects to prevent pooling.