A timeless icon of natural luxury, extra fine merino wool represents thepurest and finest expression of animal fiber. Its extraordinary fineness-among the finest in the world-gives it an impalpable softness, capable of caressing the skin with absolute elegance. Each incredibly fine and uniform fiber reveals a superior quality: more delicate, more luminous, more comfortable. The result is a material that combines lightness and performance, enveloping the senses in an exclusive textile experience. An ideal choice for high-quality spinning, felting and weaving projects.
Outlet products.
Products in the outlet are offered at a reduced price because they have characteristics that do not fully meet our quality standards. They remain fully workable, however.
Availability and packaging
Our wool tops are available in packages of 100 g, 500 g, 1 kg, by color. Each package has a natural tolerance of ±3% and contains wool in a continuous web, ideal both for saving money and for those who need large quantities for technical processing.
For non-ECE shipments, packages are vacuum-packed, reducing volume and lowering shipping costs. Don’t worry: once opened, the wool returns to its original, fluffy volume without any loss of quality.
Tops (worsted ribbon) made of extra fine merino wool.
Composition: 100% wool
Micronizing: about 19 microns.
Fiber length: 58-60 mm / 0.063-0.065 yd
Ribbon weight: about 23 g/m - 0.81 oz/yd
Ribbon length: about 4 m - 4 yd per 100 g - 3.5 oz
Wool fiber, particularly merino fiber, is prized for its natural structure composed of keratin, an elastic and tough protein that gives the fiber unique characteristics:
- High elasticity and resilience, which help the material maintain its shape over time
- Excellent ability to absorb moisture without being wet to the touch
- Natural thermoregulation, ideal for all seasons
- Excellent plushability, due to the presence of microscopic scales on the fiber surface
The fineness of the wool, measured in microns, directly affects the softness and quality of processing: finer fibers result in softer fibers on the skin and allow for more even and precise spinning. For this reason, extra fine wools are particularly suitable for high-level spinning, weaving and felting projects.
Also being a fiber of natural and animal origin, extra fine merino wool is biodegradable and renewable, a conscious choice for those who wish to work with environmentally friendly materials without sacrificing softness, strength and versatility.
Our extra fine merino wool tops come from selected South American farms particularly from countries such as Argentina, Uruguay and Chile, areas with a long tradition of sheep farming and high quality standards in textile fiber production.
In these regions, the practice of mulesing is not widespread and, in fact, merino wool is naturally mulesing-free. This means that animals are raised according to methods that do not involve this intervention, thanks in part to local climatic and environmental conditions, which reduce the risk of parasitic infestations responsible for its introduction in other areas of the world.
South American merino wool is valued for:
- Fiber fineness and uniformity, ideal for spinning and felting
- Good elasticity and strength, which facilitate processing
- Consistent high quality through genetic selection programs and controls throughout the supply chain
- Ethical origin, with increasing attention to animal welfare and sustainability
Our merino wool is mulesing-free, meaning it comes from farms that do not practice mulesing, a surgical procedure used in some parts of the world to prevent parasitic infestations in sheep. The choice to use wool from supply chains that exclude this practice reflects our commitment to animal welfare and more responsible farm management.
The dyes used for our products meet the requirements of the OEKO-TEX standard, which guarantees the control and limitation of substances potentially harmful to human health and the environment.
Fiber dyeing is carried out in our dyehouse in Italy, in compliance with current European regulations on chemicals and environmental safety, including the REACH Regulation (EC No. 1907/2006), which governs the registration, evaluation, authorization and restriction of chemical substances.
Operating within the European Union also entails compliance with additional provisions on environmental protection and textile product safety, such as the CLP Regulation (EC No. 1272/2008), relating to the classification, labeling and packaging of substances and mixtures. This regulatory framework ensures that dyeing processes are conducted according to high standards of safety, traceability and environmental responsibility, offering a reliable product for both the end user and the environment.
Our extra fine merino wool tops are perfect for l´ needle felting, for thewater felting, for spinning, the hand weaving, for arm and giant knitting.
Because colors may vary depending on the settings of the monitor or device being used, we recommend that you purchase our Color Folder to check the shades live before placing your final order. Want to check the quality of the material? Choose our Sample Box
CAUTION: All of our colors generally exhibit high lightfastness and wash fastness. However, fluorescent colors (80's collection), in addition to having a lower lightfastness, may also suffer significant color loss in the presence of alkaline or particularly aggressive soaps, as well as with prolonged processing or washing. This phenomenon can occur, to varying degrees, even with dark and particularly bright colors. For materials dyed with these shades, we always recommend that a preliminary processing and washing test be carried out on a small sample before making the final design. This precaution is essential, especially when dyed materials are combined with unbleached or light-colored fibers.
Finally, to best preserve the colors, it is recommended that artifacts not be dried in direct sunlight, but in a shady place.
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