Overview of Italian yarns

Recently, the so-called Italian yarn can be found more and more often on the domestic market. This article will indicate what features the yarn of Italian production has, what types exist and how to work with them.

The composition can be very different, but most often natural wool is used in the manufacture of Italian yarn, since in Italy many people are engaged in sheep breeding. It would seem that this is a very warm country, and it should not produce so much wool, and yet it is so. This happens for the reason that both a warm and a light product can be knitted from Italian yarn at the same time, in which it will not be hot.

We offer an overview of the most popular types of wool for production.

• Alpaca... It is very popular due to its extraordinary softness and lightness. Also, alpaca is a fat-free wool, due to which it does not get very dirty. Alpaca yarn is quite expensive, but even people with an allergy to wool can wear clothes made of it.

• Merino... In addition to its beautiful appearance, this yarn also has useful properties. It carries out micromassage of the body, improves blood circulation, products made from it are advised for patients with arthritis.

• Lamb... One of the unique features of this yarn is its low material consumption. That is, even from a small piece, you can knit quite a lot. For example, in order to knit a 42 size jacket for an adult woman, only 250 grams of wool is enough. Otherwise, all the same lightweight, pleasant to the touch products are obtained.

• Cashmere... Cashmere products are a real luxury, since the yarn is not even made from wool itself, but from down. It is a combination of lightness on the body and good heat retention. If you put on a cashmere thing in winter, then it is impossible to freeze even in the most severe frosts.

• Mohair... Very dense, strong yarn, which needlewomen use with pleasure for knitting sweaters, scarves and socks.

• Angora... The so-called rabbit hair. It is very warm, lightweight and hypoallergenic.

The most common material is bobbin. The yarn in bobbins is a wooden spool on which the material is tightly wound, for example:

• linen;
• jersey:
• with sequins;
• lace yarn;
• boucle;
• with lurex;
• blended (mohair + silk).

The pluses of Italian-made yarn can also be attributed to the possibility of making interesting textures that help to create a thing of an unusual, unique cut.... The material is suitable for both machine and hand knitting. The peculiarity of such yarn is that it is absolutely impossible to predict the final result, since initially the bobbin yarn resembles twine. This will continue until the protective layer is washed off from it. And also products made from it have the peculiarity of shrinking several times.

Thin threads are very convenient to use when knitting on a typewriter, however, home needlewomen prefer to knit with knitting needles. The quality of Italian yarn is superior to many competitors. A thing created from such yarn will serve its owners for a very long time, of course, with proper care for the finished product. Italian yarn has no direct drawbacks. Needlewomen speak of her very positively, and popularity does not fall over time, but only increases. Some biases due to unusual appearance can cause negative reviews.

There are many renowned manufacturers in Italy specializing in one type of material or another. Among them, the following are the most popular.

• Brambilla Paillettes. This Italian bobbin yarn company has specialized in sequins and beads for a long time. The organization's work experience in the international market is about 50 years, and things made from its yarn can be found in a variety of art and handicraft stores, which are mainly focused on production.

• Tropical lane... This organization specializes exclusively in natural wool yarn from alpaca, merino, angora rabbit, and high quality Egyptian cotton. The color range consists of more than 40 shades.

If when working with wool, questions do not particularly arise, then in the case of bobbin yarn there are some nuances. If the yarn mows when knitting with the front stitch, then you need to carry out its processing, which is possible thanks to the following methods.

• Steaming in the microwave... To do this, it is enough to put a container with water in the microwave, distribute the yarn on top of a wire rack, and then set the maximum possible power and turn it on for 10 minutes. As the water evaporates from the container, the bone bone of the threads will gradually disappear.
• Steam bath. This method involves placing the yarns in a large sieve, which is placed directly over a container of boiling water. At the end of the procedure, the yarn will be somewhat damp, but when it dries completely, the braid, as a rule, disappears completely.

After processing the yarn, if necessary, the peculiarities of making products from it should be taken into account. Before starting work, you need to learn the following rules.

• A product made of Italian yarn will take on its final appearance only after washing. Threads that looked like ordinary twine when knitted will take on a slightly different shape and become fluffy.
• You should adhere to the so-called loose knitting., in order to exclude the oil capsule from the component composition.
• Needle thickness, on which the product will be created, must correspond to both the original and the washed sample.
• Great attention should be paid to patterns, since a thing made of Italian bobbin yarn can shrink after changing its size.

Typically, shrinkage is 20 to 40 percent of the length and 3 to 5 percent of the width. Proper care and handling of the product will help minimize the risks. For example, when washing, the water should not exceed 40 degrees, and it should take about 15 minutes to soak things. It is also forbidden to twist things in any way and stretch them when squeezing, and the product should dry in an exclusively horizontal position. If you follow these simple recommendations, a thing made from Italian bobbin yarn will be in use for many years without losing its presentation.