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Salvos, 100g Hank

Salvos, 100g Hank

5Ply / Sport

$27.00 AUD
$27.00 AUD
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Colour: Rose

Salvos is a 5Ply/Sport weight yarn containing wool and cotton fibre recycled from Australian textile waste, combined with organic cotton from Türkiye’s Aegean Coast and responsibly sourced wool from Southern Uruguay.

The wool content gives it a soft touch and gentle elasticity, while the cotton adds weight, structure and drape. Blooms beautifully once washed to produce plump, even stitches. A versatile trans-seasonal choice for sweaters and vests, scarves and beanies.
The yarn is undyed– colourways were achieved by pre-sorting textile waste articles according to their existing colour; like mixing paints to create specific hues. The resulting six colourways have a subtle heathering, and pair well together for striping and colourwork.

The recycled fibre was recovered from unsellable clothing originally donated to Salvos Stores around Sydney by the public. The creation of this yarn was supported by a City of Sydney Innovation & Ideas Grant.

Read more about how we made this yarn on our blog.

Hank yield

 100 grams/ 250 metres

Fibre content

30% Recycled post-consumer wool
30% RWS wool (Uruguay)
20% Recycled post-consumer cotton
20% GOTS organic cotton (Türkiye)
+ traces of recycled linen, silk, viscose, nylon and acrylic

Hook + Needle

 3.50–4.00mm

Gauge

 Stockinette
4.00mm needles: 20 stitches x 28 rows= 10cm2
3.50mm needles: 22 stitches x 30 rows= 10cm2

Origin

Textile waste sourced from Salvos Store in St Peters/Tempe, Sydney

Textile waste recovered by The Billie System in Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong.

RWS wool sourced from Estancias Puppo S.A. located in Montevideo, Montevideo Department, Uruguay.

GOTS organic cotton sourced from Agrona Tekstil Turizm Tarim Ithalat Ithracat Sanayi ve Ticaret LTD. STI. located in Çapak Mahallesi, Torbalı İzmir, Türkiye.

Recycled and virgin fibres blended and spun into yarn by Novetex Textiles in Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, China

Yarn plied, steamed and hanked by Fibre Arts Shed in Jilliby, NSW

Certification

Global Recycling Standard (GRS)

Responsible Wool Standard (RWS)

Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS)

Both The Bilie System and Novetex Textiles were GRS certified at the time of this yarn's production, and the virgin wool and virgin cotton sourced for blending were RWS & GOTS certified respectively.

Care

Cold hand or machine wash (gentle/wool cycle ). The virgin wool in this yarn will bloom after first wash; meaning it will appear fuller and fuzzier.

Do not tumble dry.

Dry flat or block.

Steam a wrinkled item rather than ironing it directly.

Mechanically recycled fibres are short, staple-length fibres, and just like any short fibre may pill over time if exposed to regular friction. Pilling can be gently removed with a sweater comb or fabric shaver

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