Jon-Ersgården’s many-hued yarn is spun from the naturally coloured wool of our own northern Swedish breed of sheep.

The yarn is S-spun and Z-twisted, an idea based on the yarn from a plain looped glove,  which was discovered in a peat bog. It is dated to 1510-1640 BC.

YouTube - Åslevanten                       plain loop from Oslo

The yarn is therefore suitable for twined knitting and plain looping, as opposed to the type used in normal knitting. When machine-knitting or weaving, the twist is unimportant, as the yarn is twisted so little in these techniques.

Our yarn is available in six colours, a twist of eight different shades.

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