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Jaggerspun Zephyr
Zephyr is a plied yarn designed for making scarves, sweaters, shawls, socks and wraps. This unique combination of Merino Wool and Tussah Silk provides a lightweight and lustrous yarn.
This yarn is sold by the ounce, and since it is wound off of larger cones, we do ask that you order a minimum of 4 ounces per color. Beyond 4 ounces, you can adjust by single ounce increments. (No charge for windoffs.)
- Content:
- 50% Merino/50% Tussah Silk
- Care:
- Hand Wash
- Weight/Yardage:
- 1# cones (4 oz minimum PER COLOR)/5040 yards/lb
- Sett:
- 20-30 epi
REVIEW SNAPSHOT®
by PowerReviews(based on 24 reviews)
Ratings Distribution
100%
of respondents would recommend this to a friend.
Pros
- Soft (18)
- Good weight (15)
- Nice texture (15)
- Dyed evenly (9)
- Easy to fix (6)
Cons
Best Uses
- Scarves (13)
- Shawls (6)
- Sweaters (3)
- Reviewer Profile:
- Enthusiast (9), Artist (7), Novice (3)
- Was this a gift?:
- No (18), Yes (3)
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Pros
- Dyed Evenly
- Easy To Fix
- Good Weight
- Nice Light Sheen
- Nice Texture
Cons
- Dark Colors Bleed A Lot
Best Uses
- Estonian Shawls
Comments about Jaggerspun Zephyr:
Nancy Bush's Estonian Lace shawls and other Haapsalu Lace Shawls
Service and delivery comments:
Quick service
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Pros
- Good Weight
- Soft
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Jaggerspun Zephyr:
I love this yarn for handwoven projects. It is fine, but warm. The silk gives the yarn a shine that brings any piece I weave to life.
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Pros
- Good Weight
- Nice Texture
- Soft
Cons
Best Uses
- Gloves
- Shawls
- Snood
Comments about Jaggerspun Zephyr:
This is the yarn recommended for the Victorian Snood I am knitting from Knitting Traditions, Fall, 2012. It has a wonderful hand. No knots, snags, or inconsistencies. The colour (ruby) is deep and gorgeous. Webs sells this by the ounce, which requires a little math, but makes getting the right quantity more exact.
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Pros
- Dyed Evenly
- Good Weight
- Hides Mistakes
- Nice Texture
- Soft
Cons
Best Uses
- Scarves
Comments about Jaggerspun Zephyr:
I have used Jagerspun Zephyr before for weaving projects. It is soft and slightly fuzzy because of the wool content, but it does not stretch at all due to the silk content. Great for scarves and/or woven garment purposes, with a beautiful, subtle sheen.
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Pros
- Dyed Evenly
- Nice Texture
- Shiny
- Soft
Cons
Best Uses
- Lace
Comments about Jaggerspun Zephyr:
Fine lace weight with a silky shine. Easy to knit. Also seen it used in weaving for light clothing and it looked very nice. Yarn itself is not very elastic but creates a flexible fabric with good drape. Less structure than some yarns. Rare, but slubs do happen in this yarn. Slubs are easily pulled off this yarn before knitting or weaving and not of much concern. Did not encounter any yarn breakages in my cones. Ordered my cones seperately (I had run out) and color matched exactly. I would buy this yarn again.
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Pros
- Good For Warp And Weft
- Good Weight
- Nice Texture
- Soft
Cons
Best Uses
- Scarves
Comments about Jaggerspun Zephyr:
I used this as stripes in the warp along with some Cascade Alpaca Lace to weave a lightweight, drapey shawl. It adds a hint of shine and brightness, and was easy enough to work with. The finished shawl is soft and has a nice hand.
I used a sett of 12, to make it an open weave, and then fulled it. The Zephyr fulled at about the same rate as the alpaca. I did overdye the shawl once through, and the Zephyr did not take the dye as well as the alpaca, but it was the apalca I was primarily interested in dyeing, so that was fine.
I will be buying more!
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Pros
- Dyed Evenly
- Easy To Fix
- Good Weight
- Soft
Cons
- Snags
Best Uses
- Scarves
Comments about Jaggerspun Zephyr:
I am using this for my beaded shawl. It tends to catch on my rough hands but is knitting up well.
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Pros
- Dyed Evenly
- Good Weight
- Nice Texture
- Soft
Cons
- Sheds
Best Uses
- Scarves
- Sweaters
Comments about Jaggerspun Zephyr:
I used this in a handwoven shawl. Warping with the yarns was a bit difficult in that it has "teeth" that attach themselves to one another. The warpping process was slow and a bit tedious but worked better having one person at the front of the loom and one person at the back of the loom during the warpping process. It wove beautifully and finished beautifully once it was hand washed and hung on a drying rack to dry. Steamed with an iron and the shawl was like butter! Soft and warm.
- Was this a gift?:
- Yes
Pros
- Soft
Cons
Best Uses
- Scarves
- Shawls
Comments about Jaggerspun Zephyr:
I am knitting a shoulderette with this yarn
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Pros
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Jaggerspun Zephyr:
Beautiful color yarn but I wasn't sure how to gauge what I needed. Got a very swift reply and the order was filled and delivered in quick time! What could be better than that!
- Was this a gift?:
- No
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