Yarn by Fiber Content :: Knitting and Weaving Yarns at Halcyon Yarn

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Alpaca
Alpaca Blends
Angora
Bamboo
Blends
Cotton
Cotton Blends

Linen
Mohair
NA
Rayon/Tencel
Silk
Silk Blends
Synthetic
Wool
Wool Blends

Yarns by Fiber Content

Fiber content, it doesn't get much more fundamental when looking for a yarn. Good yarns are carefully designed to have a certain hand and color. These characteristics are attained through fiber and dye selection and the spinning process. Pure or blended, the fiber content of a yarn is key to your enjoyment of both process and end product. Exotic and new, or familiar favorite, we are always on the lookout for the fibers that will keep you happy!

We have put together a page with some quick-information on yarn fibers, worth a gander for the curious!

We are a bit unusual or "old-school" in that sample cards are an important part of our business. They allow our customers to see the true colors, feel the yarn, and learn more about each individual yarn in a "tactile" and visual style that simply can not happen any other way... Unless you visit us in the store! Until then, try a sample card, and we hope you enjoy searching for yarns as much as we do!

Alpaca yarns:
Yarn Name	Tassle Photo	Wraps/Inch	Fiber Sub-Group	Specific Content
Alpaca Prima		18 wpi		100% Superfine Alpaca
Cascade Baby Alpaca Chunky		9 wpi		100% Baby Alpaca
Cascade Baby Alpaca Chunky Paints		9 wpi		100% Baby Alpaca
Cascade Baby Alpaca Lace		32 wpi		100% Baby Alpaca
Cascade Pure and Eco Alpaca		14 wpi		100% Baby Alpaca
Cascade Eco Duo Alpaca		12 wpi	Wool Blends	70% Baby Alpaca, 30% Merino (undyed)

Alpaca Blends yarns:
Yarn Name	Tassle Photo	Wraps/Inch	Fiber Sub-Group	Specific Content
Berroco Flicker™		9 wpi	Synthetic Blends	87% Baby Alpaca, 8% Acrylic, 5% Other Fibers
Debbie Bliss Paloma		7 wpi	Wool	60% Baby Alpaca, 40% Merino Wool

Angora yarns:
Yarn Name	Tassle Photo	Wraps/Inch	Fiber Sub-Group	Specific Content
Angora		18 wpi		100% Angora

Bamboo yarns:
Yarn Name	Tassle Photo	Wraps/Inch	Fiber Sub-Group	Specific Content
16/2 Bamboo		60 wpi		100% Bamboo
8/2 Bamboo		30 wpi		100% Bamboo
Satin Bamboo 5.24/4		22 wpi		100% Bamboo
Debbie Bliss Prima		15 wpi	Wool Blends	80% Bamboo, 20% Merino

Blends yarns:
Yarn Name	Tassle Photo	Wraps/Inch	Fiber Sub-Group	Specific Content
Noro Taiyo		12 wpi	Cotton	40% Cotton, 30% Silk, 15% Wool, 15% Nylon

Cotton yarns:
Yarn Name	Tassle Photo	Wraps/Inch	Fiber Sub-Group	Specific Content
#9 Cotton Lacing Cord		13 wpi		100% cotton
10/2 Pearl Cotton		34 wpi		100% Cotton
20/2 Pearl Cotton		68 wpi		100% Cotton
5/2 Pearl Cotton		25 wpi		Cotton
Casco Bay Bulky Chenille		5-7 wpi		Pile 100% cotton, rayon binder
Casco Bay Chenille		10 wpi		100% cotton
Casco Bay Cotton Sport		18 wpi		100% Cotton
Casco Bay Eyelash		24 wpi		100% Cotton
Casco Bay Worsted * 630 yds/lb.		10 wpi		100% cotton
Cathy		15 wpi		100% Cotton
Cotton Carpet Warp 8/4		28 wpi		100% Cotton
Cotton Ripple		15 wpi		100% cotton
Debbie Bliss Eco Baby		16 wpi		100% Organic Cotton
Debbie Bliss Eco Cotton		13 wpi		100% Organic Cotton
Harrisville Friendly Cotton Potholder Loom Loops		NA wpi		Cotton
Homestead 8/2 Cotton		30 wpi		100% unmercerized cotton
Ondine		16 wpi		100% Cotton
Pearl Cotton 3/2		19 wpi		100% Cotton
Swedish Cotton Warp		24/28 wpi		100% cotton

Cotton Blends yarns:
Yarn Name	Tassle Photo	Wraps/Inch	Fiber Sub-Group	Specific Content
Fortissima Mexiko Cotton Stretch		20 wpi	Cotton	41% Superwash wool, 39% Cotton, 13% Nylon, 7% Elastic
Borgs Cottolin 22/2 - Special Order Only		34 wpi	Linen	60% Cotton, 40% Linen
Lucy		14 wpi	Linen	80% Cotton, 20% Linen
Organic 8/2 Cottolin (Cotolin)		34 wpi	Linen	60% Organic Cotton, 40% Linen
Block Island Blend		20 wpi		35% Hemp or Flax, 35% Cotton, 30% Rayon
Cotton Fine		24 wpi		80% cotton, 20% merino wool
Cotton Fleece		16 wpi		80% Cotton, 20% Merino wool
Tess		12 wpi		87% cotton, 10% polyester, 3% Rayon

Linen yarns:
Yarn Name	Tassle Photo	Wraps/Inch	Fiber Sub-Group	Specific Content
20/6 Linen Rug Lacing		24 wpi		Linen
Euroflax 14/1 Linen		54 wpi		100% Linen
Euroflax 14/2 Linen		28 wpi		100% linen
Newport 16/2 Linen		30 wpi		100% dry spun Linen
Soft Finish Linen Warps 8/2 thru 8/5		23, 18, 15, wpi		100% wet spun linen

Mohair yarns:
Yarn Name	Tassle Photo	Wraps/Inch	Fiber Sub-Group	Specific Content
Snowball		10 wpi		Mohair
Douceur et Soie et Amis		20 wpi	Silk Blends	70% Mohair, 30% Silk
Victorian Bouclé		13 wpi	Wool Blends	74% Mohair, 15.5% Wool, 10.5% Nylon
Victorian Brushed Mohair		10-12 wpi	Wool Blends	74% Mohair, 15.5% Wool, 10.5% Nylon

NA yarns:
Yarn Name	Tassle Photo	Wraps/Inch	Fiber Sub-Group	Specific Content
K1C2 2nd Time Cotton		15 wpi		75% Recycled Cotton, 25% Acrylic
Katia Park Avenue		N/A wpi		37% Acrylic, 35% Nylon, 28% Kid Mohair
Katia Ronda		N/A wpi		98% Acrylic, 2% Polyester
Noro Odori		8 wpi		40% Silk, 25% Angora, 25% Wool, 10% Kid Mohair

Rayon/Tencel yarns:
Yarn Name	Tassle Photo	Wraps/Inch	Fiber Sub-Group	Specific Content
8/2 Tencel		30 wpi		100% Tencel
Chainette Metallic		23 wpi		80% Rayon, 20% Polyester
Shimmer Chenille		12 wpi		100% rayon

Silk yarns:
Yarn Name	Tassle Photo	Wraps/Inch	Fiber Sub-Group	Specific Content
2-Ply Silk Noil		30 wpi		100% Silk
2/12 Gemstone Silk		30 wpi		100% silk
2/12 Natural Silk		30 wpi		100% silk
2/30 Gemstone Silk		50 wpi		100% silk
2/30 Natural Silk		50 wpi		100% silk
2/5 Gemstone Silk		18 wpi		100% silk
2/5 Natural Silk		18 wpi		100% Silk
2/70 Tussah or White Silks		110 wpi		100% silk
Gemstone Silk Bouclé		14 wpi		100% silk
Gemstone Soft Twist Silk		14 wpi		100% Silk
Honeyspun Tussah Silk		22 wpi		100% silk
Soft Twist Natural Silk		18 wpi		100% Silk
Stardust		14 wpi		100% silk

Silk Blends yarns:
Yarn Name	Tassle Photo	Wraps/Inch	Fiber Sub-Group	Specific Content
Urban Silk		16 wpi	Cotton	80% Silk, 20% Cotton
Noro Silk Garden		12 wpi	Mohair	45% silk, 45% mohair, 10% lamb's wool
Noro Silk Garden Lite		14 wpi	Mohair	45% Silk, 45% Kid Mohair, 10% Lamb's Wool
JaggerSpun 4/8 Wool-Silk DK		12 wpi	Wool Blends	50% Wool, 50% Silk
Malabrigo Silky Merino		15 wpi	Wool Blends	50% Silk, 50% Merino
Noro Kogarashi		8 wpi	Wool Blends	51% Silk, 49% Wool

Synthetic yarns:
Yarn Name	Tassle Photo	Wraps/Inch	Fiber Sub-Group	Specific Content
Katia Rizos		N/A wpi	Acrylic	98% Acrylic, 2% Polyester
Astra-Glow Metallic		27 wpi		lurex
Gold and Silver Elastic		NA wpi		lurex/elastic
Katia Triana		N/A wpi		100% Acrylic
Katia Triana Lux		N/A wpi		100% Acrylic
Wooly Nylon Reinforcement Yarn		NA wpi		100% nylon
Plymouth Encore Worsted		11 wpi	Wool Blends	75% Acrylic, 25% Wool

Wool yarns:
Yarn Name	Tassle Photo	Wraps/Inch	Fiber Sub-Group	Specific Content
Atlantic 3-Ply		10 wpi		Wool
Baby Ull		18 wpi		100% Merino Superwash Wool
Bartlett Bulky Yarn		6 wpi		Wool
Bartlettyarn Maine Wool		10 wpi		100% Wool
Bartlettyarns Maine Wool - Sport		18 wpi		100% Wool
Botanica		10 wpi		100% Wool
Cambada		7 wpi		100% Merino Wool
Cascade 220 Superwash		13 wpi		100% Superwash Wool
Cascade Eco and Cascade Eco Plus		10 wpi		100% Undyed Peruvian Wool
Cascade Magnum		4 wpi		100% Peruvian Highland Wool
Debbie Bliss Rialto DK		13 wpi		100% Extrafine Merino Wool
Halcyon Deco Rug Wool		10 wpi		100% Wool
Halcyon Geo Rug Wool		10 wpi		100% Wool
Halcyon Yarn Rug Wool		7 wpi		100% wool
Harrisville Highland - Cones		16 wpi		100% Wool
Harrisville Highland - Washed Skeins		16 wpi		100% Wool
Harrisville Shetland - Unwashed Cones		18 wpi		100% Wool
Icelandic Lopi		8 wpi		100% Wool
JaggerSpun Maine Line 2/20's		38 wpi		100% Wool
JaggerSpun Maine Line 2/8		22 wpi		100% Wool
JaggerSpun Maine Line 3/8		14 wpi		100% Wool
JaggerSpun Superfine Merino 2/18's		30 wpi		100% merino wool
Kureyon by Noro		12 wpi		100% Wool
Malabrigo Merino Worsted		10 wpi		100% Merino wool
Malabrigo Rios		12 wpi		100% Superwash Wool
Swans Island Fingering		20 wpi		100% Certified Organic Merino Wool
Swans Island Worsted		12 wpi		100% Certified Organic Merino
Victorian 2-Ply Wool		14 wpi		100% Wool
White Worsted Wool Warps		20, 16, or 14 wpi		100% Wool
Worsted Wool Warps - Grey		20, 16, or 14 wpi		100% Wool
Noro Iro		9 wpi	Silk Blends	75% wool, 25% silk

Wool Blends yarns:
Yarn Name	Tassle Photo	Wraps/Inch	Fiber Sub-Group	Specific Content
Berroco Soufflé™		5 wpi	Acrylic	49% Acrylic, 34% Wool, 17% Baby Alpaca
Peru		9 wpi	Alpaca	40% Wool, 40% Acrylic, 20% Alpaca
Debbie Bliss Luxury Tweed		12 wpi	Angora	85 % Merino, 15% Angora
Noro Kochoran		10 wpi	Angora	50% Wool, 20% Silk, 30% Angora
Lana Bambu		12 wpi	Bamboo	79% Wool, 21% Bamboo
Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Aran		13 wpi	Micro fiber	55% Merino wool, 33% Microfibre, 12% Cashmere
Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Baby		16 wpi	Micro fiber	55% Merino, 33% Micro fiber, 12% Cashmere
Lamb's Pride Bulky		8 wpi	Mohair	85% wool, 15% mohair
Lamb's Pride Worsted		11 wpi	Mohair	85% Wool, 15% Mohair
Peace Fleece		12 wpi	Mohair	70% Wool, 30% Mohair
Canadian Sock Yarn		11 wpi		80% wool, 20% nylon
Halcyon Yarn Hand PaintYarn		20 wpi		75% Superwash Merino wool, 25% Nylon
Heritage Paint Sock Yarn		20 wpi		75% Superwash Merino wool, 25% Nylon
Heritage Sock Yarn		20 wpi		75% Superwash Merino wool, 25% Nylon
Polar Bear		6 wpi		96% Wool, 4% Nylon
Step Easy		18 wpi		75%Wool, 25% Nylon
Zauberball Crazy		18 wpi		75% Superwash Wool, 25% Nylon
Zino		20 wpi		75% Superwash wool, 25% Nylon
JaggerSpun Zephyr Wool-Silk 2/18		30 wpi	Silk Blends	50% Wool, 50% Silk
Debbie Bliss Riva		9 wpi	Synthetic	70% Wool, 30% Acrylic
Schulana Cortina		6 wpi	Synthetic	70% Merino Wool, 30% Nylon
Berroco Sox Metallic		20 wpi	Synthetic blends	73% superwash wool, 25% nylon, 2% other fiber