Hot on the heals of Mota by Wooldreamers, which we love so much, we couldn’t resistthis one!
Cautiva is the thinner version of Mota: is a Sport (heavy fingering) weight yarn that loves a 3-4mm needle.
Created in theheart of Castilla-La Mancha, and is named to honour the town of Mota del Cuervo, Mota is produced with one of the smallest carbon footprints on the market!
A gorgeous, and unique blend of wool fromSpanish Merino and Manchega sheep, Motaiswoollen-spun yarn, with a “Z”-twist using 3 plies, which makes it especially lofty.
This means that it’s as good for your Heavy Fingering – Sport and Light DK weight projects, and it’s amazing for colourwork, as it blooms to fill gaps. In knitted fabric, it behaves a bit like Lopi, and traps air in the same way, but is much, much softer!
It’s next-to-skin-suitable(i.e. not itchy) andproduces great stitch definitionfor texture too. Obviously, not as “soft” as a merino or a cashmere, but we think it’s incredible. And incredible value!
If you’re familiar with Manchelopi, which is like unspun candy floss, this is like spun candy floss. There’s nothing else like it.
With Cautiva, we decided to go ahead and stock every single colour!
Looking for some pattern inspo for this yarn? Click here.
(Colourway codes ending in “G” have been dyed on a grey base, and the others on a White base.)
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Wooldreamers was created by the 4thGeneration of our Family Mill where the familywork withevery stage of wool: from the sheep to the yarn.
The Wooldreamers projectaimsto be part of the solution to the criticalproblemof Spanish wool being undervalued, and in some cases treated as waste
due to global market conditions.
Nowadays, our family mill coversall stages of Spanish wool production,right from shearing the sheep to spinning the yarn under the same roof. This means we are the only ones treating the wool from the very beginning. So we can guarantee the quality of yarn, with minimum carbon emissions AND we can guarantee thetraceabilityof our yarn from the sheep to your hands.
We have been working very closely withlocal Spanish farmers on theadoptionofpreferable techniques andsharing knowledgein order to produce the very best yarn, alwaysfocusing on animal welfare.
Aftermany years of prepwe launched our first collections, starting withDehesa de Barrera – 100% Spanish Merino Wool Yarn with full traceability(coming to Tribe soon!)
Oursecond collection wasManchelopi: A unique and soft unspun yarn made with Manchega Wool. The white and black woolcomes from 2 different flocks near our hometown. This yarn is so different and light. Everyone who tries it falls in love with it.And last but not least, we would like to share something that we are very committed to. In theplanning of each collection, we collaborate with people with disabilities at risk of social exclusion. People who deserve to be rewarded for the great work they do. They help us with thelabelling and braiding of our skeins.
So, tosum up, we are aproject that pays special attention to sustainability,helping farmers to continue caring for their flocks, supporting local wool, and showing solidarity with our vulnerable community.
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