How to Care for your Favorite Silk Yarn

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YARN Care Information
20/2 silk Silk-can be hand washed, cool water, lay flat to dry.
30/2 silk Silk-can be hand washed, cool water, lay flat to dry.
andromeda Silk-can be hand washed, cool water, lay flat to dry.
nantucket Silk-can be hand washed, cool water, lay flat to dry.
carrera Silk-can be hand washed, cool water, lay flat to dry.
cascade natural Silk-can be hand washed, cool water, lay flat to dry.
cascade black Silk-can be hand washed, cool water, lay flat to dry.
cascade petite natural Silk-can be hand washed, cool water, lay flat to dry.
cascade petite black Silk-can be hand washed, cool water, lay flat to dry.
20/2 tussah silk Silk-can be hand washed, cool water, lay flat to dry.
silk/yak Can be hand washed, cool water, lay flat to dry.
silk/camel Can be hand washed, cool water, lay flat to dry.
bamboo silk Hand wash.
Any of our fine yarns can be hand washed gently with cool water and layed flat to dry.
Some of our yarns can be machine washed, but you will need to decide if you feel machine washing would negatively alter your finished piece.
The cotton and rayon blends can generally be machine washed, but should not be put in a dryer unless you use low heat.
Panda cotton - absolutely NO HEAT because of the elastic.
Machine washable wools : these have been treated so they can be machine washed and dried, but use only cool to warm water, and low to medium heat. Excessive agitation or heat could still cause some felting.