shimo

ITO Shimo is a woolen spun yarn that is produced on an old mule spinning system. Mule spun yarns are very high quality woolen yarns. This yarn is a delicate mix of our recycled silk ITO Kinu mixed with a fine 19.5 micron lambswool. The fibres are mixed before carding thus producing a mélange effect. ITO Shimo is scoured after spinning and will bloom even more with washing. The yarn comes in 15 colors.

80% wool, 20% silk

yardage: 50 g ~ 266 m
yarn weight: fingering ***
gauge: 10x10cm~ 23s and 24r with needle size 3,25 - 3,75 mm

hand wash

ITO is Japanese for yarn or thread. ITO – Fine Yarn from Japan are special yarns, produced in Japan, a country with a long tradition in textiles. ITO collaborates with small spinning and dyeing mills and understands itself as ambassador for the unique Japanese textile tradition. The ITO yarn collection contains currently 25 different yarns which all are distinguished for their special manufacturing process, extraordinary composition and unusual color palette or variety.