My time Merino wool thread, made of 100% non-ultra-washable fine Merino wool, feels delicate and soft, Q-elastic with a light luster.
The 1-ball 50g thread length is 230m, and it can be woven in a single strand, in 2 strands, or with Gabo Wool's Eco Baby Brushed and Colorful Baby Brushed, which is a great choice!
- Wire composition: 100% non-superwash Merino
- Weight / Length per ball: 50g / 230m
- Wire thickness: Fingering
- Recommended pin size (rod pin) : 2.5-3 mm (single strand)
- Fabric density: 10x10cm, 32 needles x 42 segments
- 清洗方式:水溫30度C以下,手洗後平放晾乾(勿機洗)
*Double-strand merino fabric: 100, pure white +9268, sage green 2-strand knit, 4mm rod needle flat weave, density: 18 needles * 28 segments
*Single strand Merino + Single strand Eco Baby Brushed・Young alpaca plush yarn fabric: 5.5mm rod needle flat weave, density: 16 needles x 22 segments
【Brand Story】
Gabo Wool, an emerging wire brand from Poland, aims to produce high-quality, all-natural fiber filaments that children can safely use, promote weaving and promote "Slow Fashon" living. All of its filaments comply with Fair Trade and OEKO-TEX standards, use high-quality dyes from European manufacturers with low environmental impact, and are free of heavy metals and AZO-free (azo-free) chemicals.
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The owner, Krystian, has lived in Norway for many years and has worked as a product manager in Scandinavia for 7 years.
Passionate about natural fibres and the traditional craft of weaving, he decided to return to his hometown of Poland after working in Norway for many years and founded Gabo Wool under his son's name.
With rich experience in the wire industry, Gabo Wool adheres to the concept of sustainability, safety and non-toxicity, fair trade, high quality and promotion of weaving skills, has developed a variety of traditional or combined with the latest textile technology of the wire, all products, using completely non-toxic, non-heavy metal dyes, more importantly, Gabo Wool respects the efforts of weavers, cooperates with designers to promote weaving, and hopes to start from the hometown, step by step to promote the "Slow" that is different from the fast fashion of large-scale garment textiles Fashon Slow Lifestyle.
The spirit of Gabo Wool coincides with the core values of Lucid Islet Knit, and from the owner's articles and many communications, we can feel Krystian's enthusiasm and vitality for this wire production industry, which accounts for only 2% of the global textile industry, as well as his enthusiasm and ambition to promote all-natural fibers.
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