Cotton yarn with acrylic
Things made of 100% cotton do not cause allergic reactions, do not trap air. It is pleasant to wear them, but they quickly wrinkle, fade in the sun, and after washing they dry for a long time and noticeably decrease in size. These disadvantages are easily eliminated by adding acrylic yarn to cotton fibers.
Compositional ratio and properties
The inclusion of acrylic into the yarn gives it new properties. Synthetic raw materials complement and improve the quality of natural fibers. Cotton yarn with acrylic has excellent air permeability and good heat transfer. The knitted thing has softness, lightness, strength. Clothes keep their shape well, do not fade or fade in the sun. Thanks to a synthetic additive, finished products are endowed with beauty and silkiness, pleasant to the touch, resistant to tears and premature wear.
Cotton thread containing 30% acrylic is perfect for making things on knitting machines. Products do not roll and are easy to clean.
Thick thread can contain half the ratio of natural and artificial components. Classic yarn, 55% of which is cotton, and 45% is acrylic, looks refined, clear and textured in ready-made clothes. Clothes do not stretch or shrink after washing. It should be dried on a horizontal surface.
A large percentage of added synthetic substance in raw cotton gives knitted garments elegance, weightlessness and durability. Varieties of fine and fluffy thread, which contains 20% cotton fiber and 80% acrylic, are perfect for knitting delicate and delicate items.
Manufacturers
Russian factory "Pehorsky Textile" offers a varied color spectrum yarn "Gentle"containing 50% cotton and acrylic.Elastic yarn is twisted from 6 fine threads, each of which has a preliminary twist. As a result, the yarn resembles a kind of braided cord.
The thread is perfect for making summer openwork items. In finished products yarn "Delicate" (Pekhorka) colors "exotic No. 65" looks amazing. Especially impressive are emerald, herbal, jade shades, green chrysolite.
The disadvantages include a slight delamination of the thread during the knitting process and a partial discrepancy between the real color and the color indicated under a certain number.
Products Turkish brand Alize it is dyed in such a way that when knitting there is no need to use several skeins at the same time: the pattern is obtained by itself. Thanks to the successful combination of natural and synthetic raw materials, the thread is perfectly twisted. In different yarns, the ratio of cotton to acrylic may differ. The cotton included in the thread gives the knitted garments a pleasant softness. They are excellent at keeping warm. The products do not cause allergies.
Turkish company Gazzal produces excellent blended yarns, consisting of 60% cotton and 40% acrylic. Despite the slight twist of the yarn, the yarn does not flake. From a soft, evenly twisted strand of medium thickness, which glides perfectly along the knitting needle, you get magnificent loops that easily fit into an openwork pattern. During the washing process, the product does not stretch, does not lose its color. Things knitted from children's yarn are completely devoid of barbs. They are even worn on the naked body of the baby.
The British manufacturer King Cole produces a special fancy yarn called Opium. Its multi-colored threads have unequal thickness: thickened sections are successfully interspersed with thinner ones.
The alternation of thick and thin threads looks fantastically beautiful and impressive in the finished product. Lace fabric knits quickly and easily.
The blended yarn contains 4% polyamide. It further increases the durability of the item.
What can be linked?
Blended yarns make great clothes for all seasons. Demi-season pullovers, cardigans, scarves, hats, berets are often knitted on the needles. The thread is suitable for crocheting slippers, handbags, collars, belts, bracelets and other accessories.
Blended yarn is well suited for knitting a smooth fabric, as well as for knitting a convex and openwork pattern. Cotton and acrylic prevent allergic reactions, so products with their content are suitable for knitting children's clothes. The variety of colors allows the knitter to choose fashionable shades in the process of knitting original clothes for an adult.
- Thread "Delicate" often used for crocheting summer dresses and sundresses, light jackets.
- Mixed products Angora Gold Alize used to create weightless shawls, airy capes, elegant stoles and lace products.
- Gazzal yarn ideal for knitting baby hats, blouses, mittens, socks. For adults, they knit jumpers with patterns from weaving of braids and openwork things.
- From shaped strands Opium the result is great festive clothing. The thread is suitable for knitting any summer knitwear.
