Long staple cotton / ramie nettle 500g

£50.00 £45.00

I think of this as a sort of plant-based bourette silk, and it has very similar qualities – an earthy, slightly textured yarn while keeping the softness of the long staple cotton. It feels dry to the touch and has beautiful ‘tooth’. It will break under pressure like bourette silk however one of our testers successfully warped it to produce a beautiful cloth, and with selvedges reinforced by cotton it would perform even better. So, we would suggest this as a great choice as a weft, but it definitely can be warped.

Long staple cotton brings the softness and durability, while bast ramie nettle breaks in to produce lovely drape and a soft, textured feel.

These are 500g cones. As part of our sustainability efforts we ask our suppliers to make use of re-used cone cores wherever possible, and this yarn has cones with the base a bit bent. We think this is a great thing and it doesn’t affect the yarn in any way. 🙂

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Description

I think of this as a sort of plant-based bourette silk, and it has very similar qualities – an earthy, slightly textured yarn while keeping the softness of the long staple cotton. It feels dry to the touch and has beautiful ‘tooth’. It will break under pressure like bourette silk however one of our testers successfully warped it to produce a beautiful cloth, and with selvedges reinforced by cotton it would perform even better. So, we would suggest this as a great choice as a weft, but it definitely can be warped.

Long staple cotton brings the softness and durability, while bast ramie nettle breaks in to produce lovely drape and a soft, textured feel.

These are 500g cones. As part of our sustainability efforts we ask our suppliers to make use of re-used cone cores wherever possible, and this yarn has cones with the base a bit bent. We think this is a great thing and it doesn’t affect the yarn in any way. 🙂

Additional information

Weight 500 g
Yarn Name

Long staple cotton 50% / Ramie Nettle 50%

Yarn count ne

~9/2ne

Yarn count nm

15/2nm

Fibre content

Long staple cotton 50% / Ramie Nettle 50%

Weight

500g cone

YPP

3720 ypp

m/kg

7500m/kg

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