Last modified on
Mar 25, 2008
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Tweed Yarns
In according to the fashion dictionary: tweed is a rough, irregular, soft and flexible, unfinished woolen named for the Tweed river that separates England from Scotland. But some of the textile experts consider that tweeds are named after a misspelling of the Scots "twill" as "tweel". Tweeds are made of a two-and-two twill weave, right-hand or left-hand in structure. Outstanding tweeds include Bannockburn, English, Harris, Irish, Linton, Manx, Scotch and Donegal.
Tweed roving can be made from a few different fibers (for example: wool, alpaca, and silk) dyed in different colours which need to be carded together to produce a tweed yarn.
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ALPACA CASHMERE Tweed
by Estelle
FIBRE: 35% Wool, 20% Alpaca, 10% Cashmere, 25% Acrylic, 10% Viscose
YARN WEIGHT: Worsted
TENSION: 10x10cm (4"): 18 sts / 24 rows
NEEDLES: 4 - 4.5 mm (US No. )
LENGTH: approx. 110 m / 120 yds
BALL WEIGHT: 50g
* machine wash | made in Italy
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CASHMERE Tweed by Lang
FIBRE: 35% Cashmere, 65% Merino extra fine
YARN WEIGHT: Light Aran
TENSION: 10x10cm (4"): 26 sts/ 25 rows
NEEDLES: 4.25 - 5 mm (US No.6-7)
LENGTH: approx. 78 m / 86 yards
BALL WEIGHT: 25 g
* hand wash | made in Italy
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SILKROAD Aran Tweed by Jo Sharp
FIBRE: 85% Wool, 10% Silk, 5% Cashmere
YARN WEIGHT: Aran
TENSION: 10x10cm (4"): 18 sts / 24 rows
NEEDLES: 4.5 - 5 mm (US No.8)
LENGTH: 95 m / 104 yards
HANK WEIGHT: 50 g
* hand wash | made in Italy
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