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Loading...Stromboli is a 100 percent cotton yarn constructed in the form of wide, regular webbing designed to offer structure, definition and immediate textural performance. Its all-vegetable composition ensures a natural, fresh and stable hand, while the ribbon construction allows for compact and visually full surfaces. The particularity of the yarn lies in its ability to transform cotton into an “architectural” material: the flat, continuous section allows for the construction of clean volumes, perfect for projects in which form is the protagonist. The result is a versatile material but with a strong identity, suitable for contemporary and decorative processing.
Availability and packaging
Our Stromboli is available in 100 g balls, which can be purchased individually or in packs of 5 per color. Each pack has a natural tolerance of ±3%. The different packages are designed both for those who need small quantities and for those who need large quantities and/or want to save.
Composition: 100% cotton
Length: approx. 50 yards for 100 g / 55 yards for 3.5 oz
Yarn type: Super Bulky, Roving.
Yarn tension with needles: 10 stitches and 13 knit needles in a shaved knit 10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4 in.
Yarn tension with crochet: 8 stitches and 10 rows in a low knit 10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4 in.
Raw materials used in DHG's yarns are selected and purchased from areas of the world where each specific fiber expresses the best natural and performance qualities. Depending on the type, the fibers come from vocated and traditionally specialized regions, chosen to ensure high standards of purity, fineness and textile performance. Once selected, the fibers enter a transformation process that combines technical expertise and artisanal savoir-faire. In fact, yarns such as Stromboli are made through painstaking twisting, largely carried out with a still strongly artisanal approach in the textile district of Prato, a historic international center for fiber processing.
This balance between global sourcing and local processing allows the characteristics of each fiber to be maximized, resulting in yarns that combine quality, identity and manufacturing tradition.
Stromboli is worked with thick needles and crochet hooks. You can also use it in weaving projects.
With needles: it is perfect for plain knitting and other smooth work, even slightly pierced or just raised.
Withcrochet: you can work with all knits of varying heights (from low to very high knit). Ideal in our opinion is low knit alternating with chain stitches.
With the loom: we worked the yarn with comb-loom 10:10 (1 yarn/cm). It has all the characteristics of webbing: it is elastic so it is very complex to use this type of yarn as warp and is suitable only for experienced weavers, while when it comes to weft insertion it is advisable to unwind the yarn gradually. We have been weaving with needle bobbin. Like all webbing it has a yield suitable for decorative objects and fashion accessories but beware it is not a suitable yarn for objects finished with bangs as it tends to demangle.
Tips for working and care.
Our colors generally have high light fastness and wash fastness. Exceptions are fluorescent colors, which have low light fastness and may release color in the presence of alkaline or harsh soaps and with prolonged washing. The same applies to dark, bright colors. In all these cases, it is essential to test a small sample before starting the project, especially if these materials are combined with raw or light-colored fibers. In any case, it is always a good idea to dry artifacts away from direct sunlight, preferably in semi-shade.
A practical tip: Buying balls or spools of different baths can cause what is known as the barred effect: subtle variations in shade that seem invisible when comparing balls and spools, but become apparent once worked. Therefore, always be sure to buy some yarn in excess of what is needed for your project. We will be sure to send you spools and balls of the same lot.
Live colors.
Because colors may vary depending on your screen settings, we recommend that you purchase our Color Chart to check them live before placing your final order.
