Technique and craft
Non-co-spun yarn
Non-co-spun yarn is high-quality yarnobtained by plying down yarn with a base. That is, first a dense thread is spun from down, and then a silk thread is wound over…
Non-co-spun yarn is high-quality yarnobtained by plying down yarn with a base. That is, first a dense thread is spun from down, and then a silk thread is wound over it (in the opposite direction). This is a very laborious process, and items knitted from non-co-spun yarn do not look fluffy at first. They become so only with wear, covered with a delicate haze of natural down. If you look closely, you can see how one strand of the yarn separates from the other (the down from the silk), and the down does not lie in clumps on the base thread.
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You will come across the term “non-co-spun yarn” in different sections of the website — it helps you understand more precisely which item is meant.
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