Wool Yarn
Manufactured by the sheep and shepherds of Cestari, Ltd. at Chester Farms
WOOL YARN, BLANKETS, RUGS & PATTERNS
Five Good Reasons to Buy Cestari Wool and Wool Blend Yarn:
- Quality
We use Columbia Sheep, a breed of sheep developed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which produces high quality wool and meat. We also use Merino Sheep, a breed which produces superior fleece. Our Merino lines include a 3-ply bulky weight yarn, a 2-ply Superfine Merino yarn and a 2 ply Fine Merino yarn. Merino wool is very soft and comfortable and can be worn even by people who normally cant wear regular wool.
- Softness
Over the years, we have further developed our flocks to produce fine wool - 62 count in Columbia and 70 count in Merino, ideal for making hand knitting yarns. The wool is soft to the touch and becomes softer with each successive washing.
- Ease of Care
Products made from our regular Columbia wool yarn are machine washable and will not felt. We suggest using a delicate cycle using soap or detergent. Our Merino wool will felt if washed in hot water. Dry the product naturally not in the dryer or directly in the sun. You may spin dry within the delicate process. Our Columbia wool yarn is naturally unshrinkable due to the type of sheep we have and the slow mill process used in making our yarn.
- No Chemicals
Since we do not need to use chemicals to prevent shrinking of the wool, the yarn is good to your skin. In addition, we retain a percentage of the lanolin (natural sheep oil) in the wool, making the wool yarn somewhat water repellent.
- Durability
The durability of our wool yarn in indisputable. We have sweaters that we use on a regular basis, machine washed at least 100 times, that are still in use after more than 30 years of wear.
CESTARI WOOL YARN
We produce 2 weights of 100% wool yarn available in two put-ups: pull skeins in our Columbia and blended yarn and hand turned hanks in our Merino yarn.
Please note that the yarn colors as displayed on your PC monitor may vary a bit from the actual wool yarn.
We encourage you to visit one of the yarn shops which feature our wool yarn and purchase the yarn directly from them. You will be helped, personally, by these fine people. If these shops are not convenient, you may purchase the yarn directly from us on this site.