Knitted things never go out of fashion. Style changes, some patterns, "enter the trend", some do not survive, and to replace them comes something new. Anyway, knitting has been and remains one of the most popular hobbies.
And, of course, it is impossible without a major element - the yarn produced from various threads, which in turn are "mined" from fibers - natural or artificial.
Before becoming a thread, the fiber is subjected to a number of specific manipulation, namely, cleaning, combing, steaming, shaping and twisting yarn.
Today we talk about natural fibers, as they are a priority in the needle women, especially if the product is fit for children.
Alpaca - absolutely hypoallergenic llama wool. Light, soft, homogeneous, with the high temperature control properties are not prone to pilling. Another plus: retains its unique luster entire life of the product.
Angora - fluff Angora rabbits. Extremely soft yarn, very fluffy, with the characteristic soft pile. Among the shortcomings: the precarious consolidation of the rabbit down can cause abrasion; necessary to protect it from over-wetting and cleaned only by chemical means.
Bamboo - a unique material. In contrast to other antimicrobial fibers requiring special chemical treatment, natural bamboo fiber has antimicrobial properties and needs no chemical processing. Bamboo fiber with natural luster softer softest cotton and quality similar to silk and cashmere. Besides bamboo fiber does not form a static electricity and does not cause allergy.
Cashmere - superfine cashmere undercoat alpine goat breed. Exquisite and most expensive material that is otherwise known as "wool diamond". Cashmere raw material consists of filament thickness of 13-19 microns (human hair 50 microns), so touching cashmere creates a feeling of grandeur.
hemp fiber 10 times stronger than cotton and can be used in the production of all types of clothing. The plant hemp few enemies-insects, therefore its cultivation does not need so much pesticides, how to grow cotton plantations. Hemp fiber maintains normal heat. Ultraviolet radiation is delayed hemp fiber almost completely (95%), whereas other tissues - only 30-50%.
flax It has all the properties of natural fibers. It retains heat in winter and cool in summer presents. Knits are neater appearance than the product of a woven fiber
Mohair - wool yarn with long fluffy fibers. Mohair produced warm air product. Typically, mohair yarn has non-uniform thickness. Well suited for knitting fishnet warm things. Very often used for knitting shawls and stoles. You can knit as the needles and crochet and a fork.
Cotton - sufficiently durable material made of thin, soft fibers. Thanks to a certain chemical resistance, it is durable, not afraid of the impact of water and light. Hygroscopicity - average, in addition characterized by a certain amount of elastic deformation "silnomnuschihsya" because of what the product from this material belong to the category.
Silk - very expensive, soft yarn length of 800-1000 m extracted from the cocoons of silkworms. It has a triangular cross-section, so that reflects light and is beautiful transfusion.
Wool - material which is prepared from a shorn sheep wool. It perfectly preserves the heat eliminates the difference between the body temperature and the air, possesses hygroscopicity. If you plan to knit products (including, and children) with smooth, embossed or multicolored patterns, wool for you - the ideal choice.
