Alpaca Yarn Care & Processing.pdf

Wash gently in cold water (MAX 30°C) with softener or dry clean using appropriate solvents; in case of striped knitwear: dry clean. It’s very important that treatment times are short and that optimum centrifuge carried out, so as to reduce machine drying time. At the beginning of each dyelot, please check carefully the first knitted swatches and in case of some faulty yarn, stop the knitting process and inform the technical department of Fashion Mill. Our company will accept only 5 kgs of knitted yarn but not ready and finished garments. It is necessary to do a preliminary wash to verify the shrinkage of the product. We do not recommend to re-wax the yarn, since this operation can compromise the quality of the product in case it is not properly done. In case a new re-waxing of the yarn is absolutely necessary, please contact our technical department. During the working of the yarn, a physiological waste of 5/6% must be allowed as for all fancy yarns. Alpaca fibre naturally contains a percentage of natural/colored hair sometimes visible, depending on the colours. This is a normal physiological characteristic of Alpaca fibres. This yarn has been produced by craftsmen in an artisan way, therefore differences in shade should not be considered a defect but a distinctive characteristic of the product. This yarn necessitates a minimum amount of knots per kilogram. We suggest that while knitting the yarn this is taken into consideration so as to obtain the best results. For this reason, the yarn must be knitted with two or more thread guides. The yarn is produced in accordance to the European regulation “REACH”. When the conformity to other regulations or laws is required, we kindly ask our customers to specify the request at the moment of the order, to let us evaluate the feasibility and relative costs.