Yarn ID?

#1

Hello!

I wasn’t sure where to put my question, but hopefully someone in this area can help!

Because I have let my friends know that I am starting back up with knitting and crochet, I have “inherited” a large lot of yarns that don’t have labels. (About half were in a tangles mess!)

This one, however, was left in a craft bucket (I got the craft bucket too!) as a tangled mess, but as you can see, I was able to untangle it and even wind it into a center-pull cake!

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The colors are varigated and beautiful, but the yarn itself is somewhat fragile. If you pull on it too hard, it will fray and come apart super easy. It’s also really thin and fuzzy.

There was no label with it, but due to its thinness, fragility, and fuzziness, I am assuming it is some sort of wool/wool blend.

So here’s my question!

Is there a company where I can send in a fragment of this yarn and have them ID it? Basically, run some tests on it and tell me what kind of fiber it is? Because I am super allergic to wool so I can’t work with it if it is pure wool or a wool blend. (I generally wear a mask and gloves when separating and winding unknown skeins juuuuust in case! For the picture, I held the yarn for a few seconds and then immediately went and washed my hands!)

Thanks in advance for any and all help! Hope you all have a great day and happy crafting! :sunglasses:

#2

You might try the bleach test to see if the yarn is wool or a blend. Include a sample of yarn that you know is wool if you have it and also one that you know is acrylic.

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#3

I’d also guess wool, single ply or not very tightly spun, at least. The colours look nice together.
Edit - I used your photo to search Google images and based on the colours it’s possibly Noro - Flower Bed yarn, which is:
35% Goat - Mohair
35% Silk
30% Wool

I have used Noro Secret Garden before, don’t remember how fragile that was but it was single ply.

https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/noro-flower-bed

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#4

Another way to determine fiber content is to burn the yarn. Differnt fibers burn at different rates, smell different, leave a different type of ash, etc. Mixed fibers are of course harder to identify.

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#5

Thank you all so much for your replies! I really appreciate all of your help!

I will start the testings and see what happens.

Have a nice day, and happy crafting! :sunglasses:

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