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Loading...Tops Lana Merino 14.5 µ represents one of the finest and most refined expressions of merino wool, selected to ensure an extremely fine, uniform fiber of the highest quality. With one of the lowest micronages available on the market, this fiber is distinguished by its extraordinary softness and ability to offer precise, controlled processability. Preparation in tops, with combed and perfectly aligned fibers, enhances its continuity and purity, making it ideal for spinning, weaving and fiber art techniques that require excellence and definition in detail.
Availability and packaging
Our wool tops are available in 50 g, 100 g, 500 g and 1 kg packages, by color. Each package has a natural tolerance of ±3% and contains wool in continuous tape. The different packages are designed for both those who need small quantities and those who need large quantities and/or want to save money. For extra-CEE shipments, the packages (except for 5 and 10 kg) are vacuum-packed, reducing volume and lowering shipping costs. Don’t worry: once opened, the wool returns to its original, fluffy volume without any loss of quality
Tops (worsted ribbon) made of merino wool.
Composition: 100% wool
Micronizing: about 14.5 microns.
Fiber length: 58-60 mm / 2.3"-2.4"
Ribbon weight: about 23 g/m - 0.81 oz/yd
Ribbon length: about 4 m - 4 yd per 100 g - 3.5 oz
Merino wool 14.5 microns belongs to the ultrafine wool category, characterized by extremely fine and uniform fibers. The small diameter gives it an exceptionally soft, almost silky hand and a highly flexible structure. The fibers have a fine, regular crimp that promotes elasticity and cohesion, while the faintly pronounced cuticular scales contribute to a feeling of absolute comfort in contact with the skin. This is a fiber of the highest quality, designed for processing that requires precision, lightness and impeccable aesthetic performance.
Merino wool 14.5 µ is sourced from selected farms located primarily in Australia and New Zealand, areas recognized worldwide for producing the highest quality merino fibers. The climatic conditions of these territories, combined with rigorous genetic selection and animal welfare programs, make it possible to obtain increasingly fine and uniform fibers. Raw material traceability ensures control of the entire supply chain, from shearing to processing in tops.
Our merino wool is mulesing-free, meaning it comes from farms that do not practice mulesing, a surgical procedure used in some parts of the world to prevent parasitic infestations in sheep. The choice to use wool from supply chains that exclude this practice reflects our commitment to animal welfare and more responsible farm management.
The dyes used for our products meet the requirements of the OEKO-TEX standard, which guarantees the control and limitation of substances potentially harmful to human health and the environment.
Fiber dyeing is carried out in our dyehouse in Italy, in compliance with current European regulations on chemicals and environmental safety, including the REACH Regulation (EC No. 1907/2006), which governs the registration, evaluation, authorization and restriction of chemical substances.
Operating within the European Union also entails compliance with additional provisions on environmental protection and textile product safety, such as the CLP Regulation (EC No. 1272/2008), relating to the classification, labeling and packaging of substances and mixtures. This regulatory framework ensures that dyeing processes are conducted according to high standards of safety, traceability and environmental responsibility, offering a reliable product for both the end user and the environment.
Our merino wool tops are perfect for l´needle felting, forwater felting, for spinning, the hand weaving, for arm and giant knitting.
Because colors may vary depending on the settings of the monitor or device being used, we recommend that you purchase our Color Folder to check the shades live before placing your final order. Want to check the quality of the material? Choose our Sample Box
CAUTION: All of our colors generally exhibit high lightfastness and wash fastness. However, fluorescent colors (80's collection), in addition to having a lower lightfastness, may also suffer significant color loss in the presence of alkaline or particularly aggressive soaps, as well as with prolonged processing or washing. This phenomenon can occur, to varying degrees, even with dark and particularly bright colors. For materials dyed with these shades, we always recommend that a preliminary processing and washing test be carried out on a small sample before making the final design. This precaution is essential, especially when dyed materials are combined with unbleached or light-colored fibers.
Finally, to best preserve the colors, it is recommended that artifacts not be dried in direct sunlight, but in a shady place.
