Wool and Yarn Certifications
Handicrafts and do-it-yourself are "in". But what about the material? Is this also "good" in terms of fairness and sustainability? We believe that if you take the time to create something with your...
What Is the Best Way to Store Wool?
For many of us the “stash,” our treasured wool supply, keeps growing turning into mountains of wool at home. In order for you to be able to knit something beautiful with "well seasoned" wool, it ha...
Is Viscose a Synthetic or a Natural Fibre?
In our blog post Are Synthetic Fibres Really Necessary in Knitting Yarns? we explained our critical stance on this topic. In the following text, we would like to explain why we still use ...
Knitting with Different Dye Lots
How annoying! There is not enough yarn for a project – a ball of yarn is missing. So I quickly bought another one. But what is it? When knitting, you can see that there is a color difference in the...
Are Synthetic Fibres Really Necessary in Knitting Yarns?
Anyone who knows a little about the Pascuali range knows that we place great value on high quality fibres. No synthetic fibres are used in our yarns. In this article, we explain why we believe that...
Alpaca – The Incan Emperors' luxury
We shared with you some interesting facts about camel wool in a previous blog post, and now we are back with more! What kind of animals are they? Where did they come from? What is so special ...
Clothes Moths – How Can You Get Rid of Them?
The horrible moment when you discover a hole in your wool sweater... A nightmare! So that you know what to do in the event of an infestation with clothes moths or how you can prevent their visit fr...
Yak Wool - Delicate Fluff from Rustic Cattle
Merino, alpaca or cashmere – most everyone is familiar with them. After all, it's about wool and the associated "producers". But yak? What is that?
Vegan Socks Without Plastic - An Experiment
Knitting socks is simply fun.In our assortment you will find two yarns that we expressly recommend for socks: Pinta and Forest – but these two contain animal fibers. And so we came to the question ...