Angora is a yarn made from the fluff of an Angora rabbit. It was created by the Chinese as an analogue of mohair. Today, Angora is incredibly popular among needlewomen. Various manufacturers offer a variety of options for Angora yarn. The assortment is always huge, and the palette of colors is also rich.
Benefits
Pleasant to the touch Angora - yarn, which has several important advantages:
- all products from it are soft, fluffy and unusually light;
- products from Angora yarn are very warm;
- it is quite durable material;
- Angora does not cause allergies;
- to knit a large product, it will take a little yarn, i.e. the consumption is very economical.
Is 100% Angora Good or Bad?
100% Angora - yarn is very expensive. That is why manufacturers are trying to mix it with other materials:
- In kind. For example, mohair.
- Synthetic. Yarn "Angora Gold" from "Alize" contains 10% angora and wool and 80% acrylic
Pure Angora yarn does not abound in a color palette. The fact is that most rabbits whose fluff is taken for its production are albinos. Accordingly, such a yarn will be snow-white or gray.
Another advantage of adding additional fibers to Angora yarn is an increase in its strength. Such a product will be worn for more than one year.
Cons too
Despite a large number of advantages, angora is a yarn that has several negative characteristics. Firstly, she constantly “climbs”, thin hairs and fluffs remain on the rest of the clothes. The reason is that the rabbit fluff is not able to fix itself very firmly in the yarn.
Secondly, products from such yarn will have to be looked after in a special way. It is impossible to wet it. Therefore, you have to constantly give things from the Angora to dry cleaning.
What to knit?
There are different types of Angora yarn. Depending on the composition, one or another product can be connected. Warm and beautiful hats are made from Angora. You can often find elegant outerwear in the form of a coat or wraps. Fashionistas prefer sweaters, blouses, dresses from angora. Good mittens, scarves, gloves and snoods 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 a long time. Shawls, boleros, and capes are very beautiful from such yarn. They are completely weightless, but warm well. At the same time they look very elegant!
Reviews
Yarn Angora reviews has the most diverse. Someone really likes to knit soft and fluffy things out of it. Someone is the enemy of thin threads. There are reviews that carry very useful information for both needlewomen and owners of Angora products:
- Craftswomen assure that it is possible to wash products from this yarn. And even tested it on their own experience. The only condition is slightly warm water, water and a very mild shampoo.
- A thing from the Angora will keep its original shape for much longer (it will not stretch) if during knitting a silk thread identical in shade is added .
Angora yarn is diverse. It differs in color, in composition, and in the number of meters in the glomerulus. Many needlewomen advise very carefully to choose the thread. Some suppliers and manufacturers go to the trick and are called mohair "Angora". And such yarn is obtained from the fluff of Angora goats.
There are those who simply love to create from Angora. And even the high cost of yarn does not bother anyone. After all, the consumption is very, very small. In this case, the product is silky, soft and incredibly light. If you also make skillful hands, then any thing will look rich, elegant and aristocratic.