Description
This is Silkpaca, a lace weight yarn, from Malabrigo. Wearing an item made of Silkpaca is like wearing a cloud! This yarn is 70% baby alpaca and 30% silk, which makes it 100% luscious. Soft, silky, with just a bit of a halo. Despite being a thin yarn, it is plied and sturdy. It's perfect for lace projects or to hold with another yarn to add a fluffy halo.
Makers often find that suri alpaca is softer on the skin than mohair, so if you're sensitive to mohair, this might be just the lace weight yarn you've been searching for!
Specifications
Content: 70% Baby Alpaca, 30% Mulberry Silk
Weight: Lace
Length: 420 yards (384 meters) per 50 grams
Gauge: varies, depending on the project
Needle size: US 3 - 8 (3.25 - 5mm)
Care: Hand wash cold, lay flat to dry
Why we love Malabrigo
Malabrigo is a family-owned yarn company located in Uruguay and Peru. They have developed a line of hand-dyed yarns of incredible softness and wonderful color variations. Their yarns are made out of the softest fibers available and inspired by nature, as well as landscapes, places, art, and day-to-day life.
Malabrigo employs mostly women of all ages, and always tries to give job opportunities to people that have fewer opportunities than the average individual.
In the mill in Peru, they use as few chemicals as possible. They reduce the quantity of water used by systematizing the order of colors dyed everyday, meeting Oeko-Tex 1907/2006 CE standards.
