Question of the Week 6-12-08

Question of the Week
6/12/08

What is superwash wool and what makes it different from regular wool?

Superwash wool is great to use if you like using natural fiber but don’t want to hand-wash the knitting object once it’s finished. Superwash is great for baby garments, as busy new parents don’t often have time for hand-washing and laying flat. Many people love superwash wool because they have inadvertently felted or shrunk their knits in the past.

To make a wool yarn superwash wool yarn, the yarn is dipped in an acid bath or coated with a polymer to make the tiny scales on the fiber come off so the fibers won’t wrap around each other and felt.

Many companies have superwash wool in their lines and we carry many different weights and colors of yarn. Come by the store and let us show off some of our superwash wools!