I keep going back to the question, "Why 5-ply?"
Worsted spun sport weight 5-ply always yields the same answers: durability and warmth at a high cost.
However, semi-worsted adds another answer - less veggy matter.
Worsted yarn is spun from combed top and is mostly VM free. However, the combing waste ( as much as 60% of the original wool weight) is full of VM. The thrifty can card, and spin fine to produce a yarn with much less VM in it. Then the fine singles can be plied together to produce a very inexpensive semi-worsted yarn. Yes, it has some VM in it, but it is durable, warm, and cheap. My guess is that this was the origin of wassit.
5-ply semi worsted has become one of my favorite yarns. It is much denser and warmer than a 2-ply (semi-worsted) of the same grist. It is softer and makes better padding than 5-ply worsted of the same grist. It does not felt or pill much.
I have said this before, but it is still true, and with every improvment o
Worsted spun sport weight 5-ply always yields the same answers: durability and warmth at a high cost.
However, semi-worsted adds another answer - less veggy matter.
Worsted yarn is spun from combed top and is mostly VM free. However, the combing waste ( as much as 60% of the original wool weight) is full of VM. The thrifty can card, and spin fine to produce a yarn with much less VM in it. Then the fine singles can be plied together to produce a very inexpensive semi-worsted yarn. Yes, it has some VM in it, but it is durable, warm, and cheap. My guess is that this was the origin of wassit.
5-ply semi worsted has become one of my favorite yarns. It is much denser and warmer than a 2-ply (semi-worsted) of the same grist. It is softer and makes better padding than 5-ply worsted of the same grist. It does not felt or pill much.
I have said this before, but it is still true, and with every improvment o
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