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Loading...Merino Wool Tops 16 µ represents a perfect balance of fineness, strength and versatility, offering the highest quality fiber suitable for a wide range of processing. Carefully selected and prepared into tops through a combing process that aligns its fibers smoothly and continuously, this merino wool provides excellent workability and consistent performance. Its slightly more full-bodied structure than ultrafine qualities makes it particularly suitable for projects requiring definition, stability and control in spinning, weaving and fiber art.
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) of merino wool.
Composition: 100% wool
Micronizing: about 16 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 16 microns is a fine, uniform fiber characterized by a medium diameter that provides an excellent balance between softness and structure. The fibers have a regular crimp that contributes to elasticity and cohesion, while the cuticular scales, while very fine, are slightly more structured than the ultrafine qualities, giving greater tightness and stability to the processing. This combination makes the fiber versatile, high-performance, and suitable for both delicate techniques and processing that requires greater strength.
16 µ merino wool is sourced from selected farms located primarily in Australia and South America, areas recognized for producing high-quality merino fiber. Favorable climatic conditions and rigorous genetic selection programs result in consistent and reliable fiber, ensuring traceability and control throughout the production chain, from shearing to preparation 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.
Since colors may vary depending on your monitor or device settings, we recommend purchasing our Color Card to check the shades in person 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.
