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Carded wool sliver is a versatile material that every fibre art enthusiast should get to know. This product, made by combing wool into long, soft “strips,” lends itself to a wide range of craft techniques – from wet and needle felting to hand s…
Recycled wool felt is making its debut on our store and is doing it in the best possible way. In Prato, since the end of the nineteenth century, we have been experts in regenerated wool. Therefore, it is normal for us to discuss good practices to red…
Vanessa Barragão is a Portuguese textile artist who we’ve been following and admiring since the day we found out about her. Born and bred near the sea Vanessa quickly discovered designing and crocheting which she uses as means of expression to dev…
Lesser known felting fibers: Yak and Camel. Let’s discover them together!The new felting fibers on sale at DHG beginnig in January are pure luxury. Yak and Camel fibers in two colors, and Baby and Superfine Alpaca in three different tones that are su…
Felting fibers to rediscover: Baby and Superfine Alpaca.Experimenting with new felting fibers for DHG, after Yak and Camel, lead me to work with Baby Alpaca and Superfine Alpaca.Alpacas are camelids raised in large herds that graze at altitudes from …
British Wool – Most authentic WalesWhen you think about a “vacation in the UK”, what comes to mind is a weekend in London, full of shopping and sightseeing. My time in the UK this summer, however, was decidedly different and I caught a glimpse of…
14.5 Micron Merino Wool Tops. A Dream. Online Starting Today.Whenever someone has come to visit us over the past few months, and there have been many, we’ve had them test out this new product and the reactions have always been so enthusiastic that …
Bergschaf e Maori. Almost Love at First Sight.Every once in a while I spend a day in Prato at the DHG headquarters. I find any excuse to linger in the warehouse: the sight of all those hues and those shelves adorned in multi colored wools makes me ha…
At point we can definitely claim to have a large and international extended family. Leena (Sipilä) and Sirpa (Mäntylä) are absolutely an official part of that family.By now they visit us quite frequently, sometimes purely for fun but often also to…
Gauze and Etamine,100% Made in Italy… Have We Gone Crazy?At this point it has been 6 months since my friend Francesco (who is probably one of the best textile designers in Prato) and I threw ourselves into this adventure, and now I can finally pres…
DHG’s New Colour Card is finally here!The DHG Colour Card (that you can find here) is the result of a long process. After years of using the same colour card we needed to respond to new market needs that have emerged over time.
A professional, hi…
Extra Fine Merino Wool Tops – Natural DyesOur extra fine Merino wool tops offer becomes even broader, with a new collection which brings out the beauty of natural dyes. Many hours of research were necessary to choose these seventeen colors, without …
