Adéle’s Mohair is a labour intensive cottage industry, producing designer knitting yarns, accessories and home textiles. Adéle started the business in 1983 and continues to run it adhering to fair trade and green standards. The luxurious natural fibres of mohair (from Angora goats) and Merino wool (from sheep) are locally sourced and of the finest quality. The current trend of recycle and reuse has created opportunities for innovative and contemporary design of new products.
The workshop is located in the rural areas between the port cities of East London and Port Elizabeth of South Africa and employs and empowers rural women.
These Sari Silk Nubs are such fun to knit with! The sari waste is upcycled and these yarns are hand spun by Adele’s team of spinners. This means that what would be classed as waste, and end up in landfill, can now be knit or crocheted into your amazing creations! I can get more, but please bear in mind that they are spun by hand, and thus take time to make. I am going to be knitting an Andy Cardigan because the bobbles will create themselves without me having to do any extra work! The yarn also has a sparkly element running through it.
45% Mohair, 40% Silk, 12% Wool, 3% Synthetic (sparkle)
50 grams = +/-70 metres
Idea for use: Andy Cardigan or Sweater
