Tussah Tweed from BC Garn

Tussah Tweed

from BC Garn
Light Fingering ?
273 yards
(250 meters)
50 grams
(1.76 ounces)
24.0 to 32.0 sts
= 4 inches
US 1½ - 2½ or 2.5 - 3mm
100% Silk - Tussah
plied, tweedy
Color: Tweed
Dye: Machine dyed
Put up: Winding required
Source of fiber: Italy
Milled: Italy

Tussah Tweed is an exciting and exclusive yarn with fine tweed nepsies and a very interesting stitch definition. It is processed from the cocons of wild butterflies which are allowed to flee the cocon before it is processed into silk. Thus Tussah Tweed can be called a “cruelty-free silk”. Tussah Tweed is very stable and feels a bit rough at the beginning, but gets softer and softer the more you wash and wear it. For this reason, it is not only suitable for hand knitting, but also for the knitting machine, for weaving and embroidery.

popular colorways

1 F Tt

40 stashed

25 projects

2 Tt

70 stashed

48 projects

3 F Tt

38 stashed

18 projects

4 F Tt

31 stashed

16 projects

5 F Tt

52 stashed

38 projects

8 Tt

20 stashed

12 projects

9 Tt

42 stashed

21 projects

10

86 stashed

54 projects

11 F Tt

21 stashed

6 projects

12

33 stashed

20 projects

13 F Tt

41 stashed

18 projects

14 F Tt

31 stashed

24 projects

16 Ftt

37 stashed

22 projects

17 Tt Light Blue

35 stashed

28 projects

19 Tt

41 stashed

28 projects

20 Blue Royal Mix

53 stashed

21 projects

21 F Tt

18 stashed

13 projects

22

38 stashed

15 projects

24

26 stashed

16 projects

26

27 stashed

14 projects

29 F Tt

44 stashed

27 projects

30 Ftt

59 stashed

34 projects

31 F Tt

58 stashed

37 projects

32 Berry Cream

39 stashed

38 projects

35

35 stashed

37 projects

38

23 stashed

13 projects

41 F Tt

49 stashed

20 projects

45 F Tt

21 stashed

12 projects

46 F Tt

37 stashed

24 projects

49

15 stashed

16 projects

Blue

16 stashed

29 projects

Pink

26 stashed

27 projects