Welcoming Piuma, an Extra-Fine Merino Wool Yarn
DHG has transformed their extra-fine Merino wool tops to create Piuma, an ultra-soft, feather-light yarn for winter wardrobe staples and home textiles.
Italian for feather, Piuma echoes its namesake with a delicate and lofty hand feel made possible by the yarns single ply construction and gentle twist.
The extra-fine Merino is sourced from both Australia and South America from strictly mulesing-free lots, carefully selected to ensure consistent quality between batches.
Supporting sustainability, DHG ensures the dye process complies with Oeko-Tex Standard 100 and the dye house complies with GOTS 5.0 and GRS certifications.
Piuma is a generous yarn that works up quickly. With a palette that mirrors DHG’s Classics Collection, mix and match colour and texture to create your next bespoke textile piece.
THE YARN
FIBRE CONTENT: Extra fine Merino wool, 19 microns
NET WEIGHT: 100g (3.55oz) per ball
YARN WEIGHT EQUIVALENT: Bulky / 12 Ply
APPROX. YARDAGE: 120m (131yd)
CONSTRUCTION: Single ply, gentle twist
ORIGIN: Fibre sourced in Australia and South America
PRODUCTION: Dyed and milled in Italy
CARE: Cold hand wash (see notes below)
Colourways Available
WORKING THE YARN
Piuma is suitable for most fibre crafts, including knitting, crochet, weaving and felting. You’ll find gauge suggestions for these crafts below. You may also like to browse our project suggestions on RAVELRY.
This yarn is spun with an intended soft and lofty hand-feel. This is achieved by using a fine staple fibre and milling with a looser twist. These elements make for a delicate yarn that needs to be handled with care when working. Finished pieces that are intended to be worn or handled will see some pilling.
GAUGE SUGGESTIONS
The gauge information below can be used as guidance when planning your projects. We always recommend that you swatch to determine a configuration that results in the ideal fabric and hand feel for your project.
KNITTING
10 stitches over 10cm, using 8mm (2.5 stitches per inch, US size 11 needles)
CROCHET
7 stitches over 10cm, using 9mm hook (1.75 stitches per inch, US size M-13 hook)
WEAVING (AS WEFT)
4 epi (16 ends / 10cm)
ABOUT DHG
Dyeing House Gallery have been in the business of dyeing textile fibres and yarns since 1952. Their mission, to make their long-standing expertise available to all artists, artisans, designers and crafters.
