I may be the only person in the Portland area who starts yelling when they see that Kapok fiber yarn is now available on the market, but who can blame me. I lived in Ecuador for a year and a half, and had the opportunity to observe this lovely tree in the wild several times. I had wondered if the fiber it produces was spinnable but from my research (ok, from some Googling) it appeared that it needed to be mixed with at least 50% cotton for stability. I never imagined that it might be commercialized in yarn form one day. Until I walked into Twisted and saw this:
85% Cotton 15% Kapok
I’m curious to know where they source the Kapok and if it is harvested in a sustainable manner - the manufacturer’s web site says “grown on the equator.”
yay!
For now, I have plenty of yarn and fiber to keep me busy, but perhaps there is a Kapok sweater in my future.
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