Yarn
Spotlight:
Clara Parkes and Eunny are back in the Knitting Lab to talk
about tweed yarns. Donegal tweed gets it's name from a region of Ireland called
Donegal, and featured on this episode is a popular 100% wool tweed yarn from
Tahki Stacy Charles called Donegal
Tweed. See what this particular yarn looks like knit up with it's tweed
effects both knit and unwashed and felted. Also shown are blended tweeds such as
Elsebeth Lavold's silky wool (dark orange) and Serendipity's cotton and wool
tweed yarn (light orange).
Sponsored by Tahki Stacy Charles.
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