Silk mohair yarn
Silk mohair yarn
This fluffy and luxurious yarn has become ultra-popular. It adds a rather special shine to your knitting.
You can use silk mohair alone in 1, 2 or 3 strands and knit perfectly fine and easy.
But you can also combine silk mohair with other wool yarn to give it a more luxurious look. Depending on the colour, you can give your knitting a bit of beautiful mottling here. If you are in need of an idea for a new knitting project, you can be inspired right here.
What is silk mohair yarn?
Our silk mohair from Canard is made of 72% mohair and 28% mulberry silk.
Mohair wool is one of the world's most exclusive natural fibres. It originates from the mohair goat, which is also known abroad as the angora goat. The mohair goat originally provided warmth and survival to the people of the Himalayas. Mohair wool is special because it is perfectly fine and smooth on the surface. Normally, wool is quite rough on the surface and needs lanolin to repel water. But the Mohair goat's wool is completely smooth and repels water all by itself. Mohair wool does not scratch at all.
And Silk mohair is also a mixture between mohair wool and the finest mulberry silk. Then it really doesn't get any more delicious.
What are the properties of silk mohair?
Silk mohair has so many good properties.
It is:
- Silk soft
- Durable
- Does not scratch
- Warm and temperature regulating
- Water repellent
Naturally produced silk mohair
Unfortunately, we have not been able to find a decidedly organic alternative when it comes to silk mohair. But this yarn from Canard is absolutely the most natural alternative we could find. Great consideration has been given to animal welfare in production.
The mohair wool comes from South Africa, where they are world champions in keeping mohair goats. Here, the mohair goat has the very best living conditions and lives a stress-free life, which is crucial for the quality of the wool.
The goats are shorn twice a year. The very finest wool comes from the youngest goats. It is called Kid mohair.
The wool from the Mohair goats creates work and prosperity in the South African region of the Karoo.