muBamboo is a multi-stranded 100% Bamboo, in light fingering weight at 694y/616m/150g and is made of 6 loosely twisted 2 ply bamboo threads.

This yarn is very easy on the hands, with an amazing drape, lovely texture, and luscious sheen - perfect for garments, lacy shawls, and any woven projects. Due to its stranded composition, mB{lf} is not for everyone - learn more by visiting the pre-launch test thread: http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/envision/3463663/

NOTE
Things knit with 100% rayon yarns grow, especially when they’re knit in a loose gauge. For one thing, the yarn itself is more dense, so its very weight will make it grow. For another, many of them, including bamboo, tend to absorb moisture - it’s a wicking fiber, and keeps you cooler, but it also heavier. In my experience, it also grows with heat. For a shawl, this rarely matters, as you’ve likely already blocked the lace to its most open. For a garment, the effect can be mitigated by using a tight gauge, knitting a smaller size, holding it double with another non-rayon fiber…

Rayons include modal, lyocell (tencel), seacell, rayon from bamboo, rayon from sugar cane, from soy - even the huskings left over from cotton. If it’s a vegetable, it’s probably been processed into rayon at some time or other. :) There’s lots of info out there about rayons, but as knitters, the main thing to know is: The fabric will probably GROW. Plan in advance!

Hand washing is recommended. The dyes I use are low-impact Procion MX fiber reactive dyes, the same that I use for all dyedianadye garments and accessories. I use a cold water process, randomly distributing color, often in multiple baths to produce a glazed and layered effect. The result is no regular striping or predictable pooling. In addition, both the silk and linen fibers take up the dye. You will not have white linen strings or haze in this yarn.

All skeins within a lot or between lots will vary from one other. If your garment requires more than a single skein, consider alternating between skeins.

Caking your skein is an add-on option.

~ hand dyed with joy ~