1-ply North American Paco-Vicuña Scarves
To emphasize the fine soft nature of this 13.8 micron fleece with long staple, I made the most delicate set of scarves to date, spun and woven with single fine threads. It is feather light, yet warm when you need that something for comfort when the weather or room is cool. The weightless warmth certainly can remain under a thicker scarf during the depth of winter to keep that smoothness on your neck without feeling bulky. Squished up, it fits inside your fist.
The first fleece off an animal tends to have the longest staple. This one was 3.5-6". Shorter fiber was combed out during dehairing, to keep pilling to a minimum and make a long lasting scarf. It will develop minimal amount of halo, or fuzziness, over time - making it even softer and warmer.
The warp is gradient stripes from vicuña color to a darker blue.
Weft for the different scarves:
* Darker Blue with Green faded in on the mid-section
* Dark Green
* Warm Red with accent stripes of the natural vicuña color at the ends.
All scarves are hemstitched.
As it is only single ply, I am unsure how it will hold up to a scruffy or bearded face and neck. They might do fine due to the extra long staple. Maybe ladies to the front for these, or gents who keep their neck and face smooth if it is not so by nature.
Approximately 8.25-8.75" x 68-69" plus fringes, and 32-36 grams.Wash gently with baby shampoo, and - if desired - conditioner towards the end.
These 3 scarves will pucker up a bit when wet, which is expected to become less over time as it is worn. Gently press with a dampt cloth on low heat (silk) while damp with steam iron to press flat. Once it doesn't pucker up during wash, lay it flat to dry.
PRODUCT INFO
North American Paco-Vicuña and Alpacas are both decendants from the Vicuñas. PVs, as they often are called, are a more primitive development than modern day Alpacas, and retain most of the wonderful fiber traits of vicuñas. Dehaired, combed, spun, and woven by hand.
CARE
Rough use and friction will stress and wear down any garment. I tend to work with delicate fibers, that apparently wears faster and are therefore not very suitable use for hard labor. Next to skin soft, though!!! And warm. When I spin by hand, I make what is referred to as worsted spun yarn, as opposed to woolen spun. Worsted is the more durable yarn, to make sure it will last you a long time under normal use.
- Do not dry clean or use chlorine, oxyclean, etc.! Most chemicals destroy the protein in animal fibers.
- Soak and wash gently in lukewarm water by hand, with baby shampoo or mild detergent. Use hair conditioner or regular softener if desired.
- Do not wring, or twist like a washcloth. It will twist and distort the fabric. Gently squeeze the excess water.
- Lay flat on a big towel, roll it up, and squeeze to remove the water.
- The weft will pucker when wet. Use a damp cloth and low heat steam (silk) to press flat. The effect is expected to lessen over time as it is worn, at which point you lay it flat to dry after wash.
- Steam or gently press with damp cloth if you want to touch up appearance.
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