Angora - yarn for luxury products

Angora - yarn, made from the fluff of Angora rabbit. It was created by the Chinese as an analogue of mohair. Today, "Angora" enjoys an incredible popularity among needlewomen. Different manufacturers offer a variety of Angora yarns. The assortment is always huge, the palette of colors is also rich.

Benefits

Pleasant to touch angora - yarn, which has several important advantages:

• All products made of it are soft, fluffy and extraordinarily light;
• Products made of Angora yarn are very warm;
• This is a fairly durable material;
• "Angora" does not cause allergies;
• To tie a large product, it takes a bit of yarn, that is, the consumption is very economical.

100% Angora - is it good or bad?

100% Angora - the yarn is very expensive. That's why manufacturers try to mix it with other materials:

• Natural. For example, mohair.
• Synthetic. The yarn "Angora Gold" from "Alize" contains in itself 10% of angora and wool and 80% of acrylic

Net Angora yarn does not abound in the color palette. The fact is that most rabbits, whose fluff is taken for its production, are albinos. Accordingly, such yarn will be snow-white or gray in color.

Another advantage of adding additional yarn to Angora yarn is the increase in its strength. Such a product will be worn more than one year.

There are also drawbacks

Despite a large number of advantages, angora is a yarn that has several negative characteristics. Firstly, it constantly "climbs", thin hairs and fluffs remain on the rest of the clothes. The reason is that the rabbit's down can not be fixed very firmly in the yarn.

Secondly, the products from such yarn will have to be groomed in a special way. It is impossible to wet it. Therefore, you will have to give things from the "angorka" to the dry-cleaner.

What is knit?

There are different types of Angora yarn. Depending on the composition, you can associate these or other products. From the angora are obtained warm and beautiful hats. Often you can find elegant outerwear in the form of a coat or cape. Fashion girls prefer sweaters, blouses, dresses from angora. Quite good mittens, scarves, gloves and snuff are obtained.

It is best to create things from angora that are designed for open socks. This is necessary in order to prevent premature rolling down. Accordingly, the thing will last long. Very beautiful from such yarn shawls, bolero, capes are obtained. They are completely weightless, but they warm well. At the same time they look very smart!

Reviews

Yarn Angora reviews are very diverse. Some people like to knit soft and fluffy things out of it. Someone is an opponent of subtle threads. There are reviews that carry very useful information for both needlewomen and owners of products from angorka:

1. Craftsmen assure that it is possible to wash products from this yarn. And even checked it out on your own experience. The only condition is a little warm water and a very mild shampoo.
2. The thing from the "angorka" will retain its original form much longer (if it does not stretch), if you add an identical silk thread during knitting.

Angora yarn is diverse. It differs in color, composition, and number of meters in the glomerulus. Many needlewomen are advised to take very careful consideration of the choice of thread. Some suppliers and manufacturers go for the trick and "angorka" is called mohair. And this yarn is obtained from the fluff of Angora goats.

There are those who just love to create from the angora. And even the high cost of yarn does not bother anyone. After all, the expense is very, very small. In this case, the product is silky, soft and incredibly light. If you apply to this and skillful hands, then any thing will look rich, exquisite and aristocratic.