Limited Edition Japanese Silk, Hand Spun Hemp Fibre, Hinoki Cypress, Organic European Linen

When working with linen yarn, Simone Howard uses primarily long line linen yarns produced from flax fibre grown in Belgium. The flax fibres are wet-spun in a mill with a rich history of flax spinning producing some of the most exceptional linen yarn in the world.

Hinoki is a tree with a very clean distinct fragrance. It is also a natural bug repellent! Soft with a very subtle sheen. put your nose right into it. You will feel like you are walking in a forest full of cypress. Hinoki Cypress is a yarn which touches many senses and makes you feel good.

Japanese Hige Silk is an extremely unusual silk with little thorn like "hige" stubbles coming out. Silk like this is hardly being made anymore. it was used to weave an unusual kimono jacket (haori) for connoisseurs of tea ceremony or "fashionistas."

Hige is just one of the unique and limited editions yarns from Japan utlilized at simonehoward.com .Keep an eye out for one of a kind bags using even more hard to find yarns, including even vintage 24 k gold yarn from Japan!