I recently read some posts by fellow ravellers on Sable Yarn, and was so attracted to it. Then I went to taobao.com and purchased some from a seller whom I have previously dealt with. It was not really a smooth progress during purchase as the seller can hardly be reached. However, when everthing's settled, it goes so fast and I received the yarn from Mainland by NEXT DAY.
I ordered different brands and different colours to see how exactly each skein is going. If you can read Chinese, you may follow the link to the seller's page and get a brief idea on what this is. However, I would try my best to describe the yarn here.
I purchased 6 balls of sable yarn and this is how they look like upon arrival.
They somewhat look a little bit dirty when they arrived so I washed and wind them intoskeins for storage, and photo shooting. :) I love how yarn looks in skeins. In general, they are soft and I do not have any itchy feeling at all, but my oh-so-delicate mom says they are a little bit itchy..... Again, I will stick to plant fibres/silk for her. -_-
No swatches done for these yarn, so let me just describe them a little bit, in an ascending order of how I like it.
I like this colour very much, lovely orange red. Compare with other yarn I purchased, it's a little bit coarse and reminds me of hemp. I'm not sure how it knits up, will it soften a bit after swatching and further washing? Bleeding is not serious considering the heavy colour on the yarn. I think it would knit up with a little bit feeling of tweed.From the information provided by the seller, it contains 40% white sable, 50% australian merino and 10% nylon. It costs 43RMB/50g ball. Link here: http://item.taobao.com/auction/item_detail-0db1-4763e63e2234967f620c6a497cbdd95f.htm
I do not have much feeling for this yarn. It's soft, but not as soft as the following ones. The colours are not that loving. Everything is on the average. The colour should be subtle enough to make a garment, but wait, a garment using lace yarn?! It's nearly the thinnest among the 6 balls and there should be over 500m in the 50g ball.It contains 80% sable, 20% fox and costs 40RMB/50g ball. Link here: http://item.taobao.com/auction/item_detail-0db1-deb55fb26d92560fd161a9e47b6ca2ae.htm
This ball shows beautiful purple, but it bleed so seriously and there was a layer of blue remains after washing the yarn. The colour of the beautiful purple remains after the washing which is worth noting. It's soft. Starting from this yarn, the softness is at least comparable to cashmere, AT THIS PRICE.
The yarn costs 38RMB/50g ball and Link here: http://item.taobao.com/auction/item_detail-0db1-135d9a3d073e129804effc4c96e6e195.htm
This yarn shows light green which is a little bit too bright for nearly anything. It is the finest of all and should go beyond 500m/50g. It's manufactured by one of the biggest yarn producer HengYuanXiang and the quality if actually quite good. It's soft, without a lot of fuzzy thing coming out. (Umm, how can I make it seem more technical?) It makes me think of cotton threads but it's much softer.The yarn contains 80% sable, 8% cashmere and 12 % nylon. It costs 29RMB/50g ball and link here:
http://item.taobao.com/auction/item_detail-0db1-644790a93af3823e9bf42b369bf95217.htm
I love it! It's so soft and comes to a close second! It's a little bit fuzzy and the yarn is somewhat "thicker" than others. It is so soft and lovely and I like the colour of it. It bleeds a little bit not severe considering it's dark colour. If you like mohair/angora, it's a good choice.The yarn contains 40% sable, 50% wool and 10% nylon. It costs 40RMB/50g ball and the link is here:
The champion comes!! It's SO SOFT! Not too fuzzy and not thread like, smooshy and lovely. If you take a close up at the photo, you may see some darker fibres sticking out of the yarn, I think it would be the sable part of it. I am thinking of a lacey scarf using it. :) It's also a product of HengYuanXiang.It contains 40% sable, 50% wool and 10% nylon. It costs 39RMB/50g ball and link here:
The next job: I have to swatch. :)
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