【Wire introduction】
Homestead，以德國美麗諾品種毛紡 (woollen- spun)而成，質感卻與一般大眾所熟知的滑順美麗諾不同，不是走親膚路線，反而保留了羊毛天然原始的樣貌，Worsted base較DK的Origin厚實一些，非常適合麻花紋、Brioche stitch的織物，織紋立體又整齊，洗後澎鬆有彈性，衣物呈現自然的挺度及空氣感，不管是織毛衣或開襟外套，都是很適合的選擇！
- Weight base: 3 ply, Worsted
- 成分 : 100% wool (German Merino)
- 1絞100g /140m
- 建議針號：4.5-6mm
- 織片密度：5mm 棒針，平針編織，下水定型後約 18針*22段 = 10 cm (4”)
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【Brand Story】
Raincloud & Sage是我們第一個合作的毛線品牌，是一間致力於永續生產、透明、多樣性/包容性與社會道德議題的小型企業，其線材散發出來的羊毛原始樣貌，深深吸引我們。
Raincloud & Sage原是創辦人Ruth的個人blog，身為加拿大人的她，與丈夫住在德國Marburg，在2017年春天，她開始了不一樣的人生- 學習紡線，而本來就是fiber artist的她，更因此決定開發自己的毛線品牌，經過多年的嘗試及成長，R&S漸漸茁壯成一個小型社會企業，致力於永續包容性發展、非歧視、公開透明及社會公益的核心價值。
R&S CURRENTLY DEVELOPS 5 DIFFERENT TYPES OF WOOL THREADS, EACH OF WHICH IS PRODUCED LOCALLY, IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY AND SUSTAINABLE WAY OF PRODUCING YARNS THAT ARE NON-ULTRA-WASHABLE, NYLON-FREE, BIODEGRADABLE, AND SO ON, RESPECTING THE PEOPLE AND ANIMALS INVOLVED IN THE PRODUCTION PROCESS.
For Lucid Islet Knit, the wire is not only the wire itself, but also the birth of a wire that contains the efforts of countless people and the source of the material itself - animals, and the value of the wire comes from the moving story behind it, looking forward to you to experience the beautiful world of wire and weaving.