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Tencel knittine and weaving yarns

I just received Yarn's Plus new website address, and I though you all wanted to go and visit it. The colours are great and Tencel is so nice to work with. For those of you who are not familiar with this fiber. Tencel is a brand name for a type of Rayon made from Hemlock trees. For Tencel the chemicals used are recycled so there is little or no chemical polution going back into the water system. There are several good websites explaining this all. I have used rayon as well as Tencel rayon for weaving of scarves and it is a lovely material to work with. Here is the information I received

I am now going back to the garden and tackle cleaning up the leaves from the pampas grass, Otto cut off with his chainsaw.

LOL, Els

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Els van Dam
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Thanks, Els. I wasn't aware of Yarn's Plus. The Web site address was invisible in your post but I found it at

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While we are on the subject of rayon fibers, I would like to know if anyone has seen yarns of Modal fibers. I had not heard of Modal until I saw that KnitPicks recently came out with a new yarn that is 60% cotton and 40% Modal. I did a search and found that is a trade marked name for a type of rayon.

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Tante Jan

I recently purchased some sock yarn that is part merino and part tencel

- wondering if the tencel will help make it sturdier or if I should still add a reinforcing thread to toe and heel.

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JCT

Sorry about cutting the website address off, I missed that. Thanks Jan for correcting it.

I have heard of Modal, but was not aware that it also was a brand name for Rayon. There is an lot of choice in yarns today and also in different fibers. Exciting and sometime difficult, hard to make a choice.

Els

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Els van Dam

Now that is interesting Judy, that again is a first for me a blend of merino and tencel.

Rayon is not very strong when it gets wet, at least that is what we were taught in school, years ago and I also picked up that same information when I took my Masters Spinners course at Humber College in Toronto in the early eighties. I would still add a thin nylon thread for the heel Judy.

Let me know how it knits up.

Els

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Els van Dam

sounds wonderful Els.....great job.....any pics you wanna send me of it??? What are you going to be weaving or whatever with it?

hugs.....Cher

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Cher

That's very interesting, Els, I have been wondering what Tencel is made of.

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spampot

Spampot, here are some websites where you can learn more about Tencel: I have found it lovely to work with. Did you know that the Rayon yarns were originally made to imitate silk?

Els

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Els van Dam

And I'm old enough to remember "silk stockings" made of rayon before nylon became available. :-)

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Tante Jan

Ahh we oldies Jan.....

Rayon used to be for most people immitation and el cheap-o. However I would say, Rayon fibers have come into their own. The Tencel brand shows that. It is a lovely yarn, and very nice to work with. available in many colours and also as a chenele.

Els

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Els van Dam

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