Comments about Rowan Summer Tweed:

Yarn was easy to work with.

Comments about Rowan Summer Tweed:

I had very high hopes for this product, I wanted a high silk content for summer but like the other reviewers said, the debris in this yarn is too annoying to compensate for the positives. I will not buy this yarn again, I would not recommend it for any use.

Comments about Rowan Summer Tweed:

I used this yarn to make a prayer shawl for my daughter. The colors are nice and the weight is good because she lives in the South. I was bothered by something about the process and discovered it was the smell of the yarn: it smells like diesel exhaust. After finishing the shawl, I soaked it in Eucalon twice and rinsed it in lavender Downy, but it still smells industrial. This process softened it to a lovely hand, but it still isn't a very nice hug from home.

Comments about Rowan Summer Tweed:

Although this yarn has a high silk content, it has a matte appearance so is perfect for a man's sweater. it shows stitch definition moderately and is a good weight without being too heavy.

Comments about Rowan Summer Tweed:

I bought this yarn for a sweater that called for Summer Tweed. I ordered it sight unseen depending on the Rowan name for quality. I spent more time removing trash woven in than I did knitting the sweater. At times the debris was so woven in I couldn't remove it without breaking the yarn. The trash is so sharp I don't know if I will be able to wear it next to my skin. That is why I made this sweater out of cotton. I will never use it again and plan on telling my friends about the poor quality.

Comments about Rowan Summer Tweed:

While knitting a lace sweater using this yarn, I found that there are bits of debris woven into the yarn. I can't tell if it's cotton plant material that wasn't removed from the fiber, or what exactly. But it was consistent throughout all 9 skeins of yarn and was noticeable enough that I felt compelled to stop & pick it out. Would not buy this yarn again.

Comments about Rowan Summer Tweed:

This yarn is positively my favourite ever. Like any vegetable fiber yarn, it does not have a lot of give, so people can find it hard on the hands. But I think it rewards patience. I have worked knitted lace, crocheted lace and stockinette/slip stitch colour work in this yarn, always with excellent results. It comes out so very soft to wear, and yet with an unmatchable lustre from the silk. Also, this yarn cooperates wonderfully with the Russian join method of joining in yarn which means fewer ends for me to deal with at the end of a project!