Brilliance Lace – British wool & silk lace weight hand-dyed yarn 100g – ‘The Grey Area’ (ready to ship)
Brilliance Lace – British wool & silk lace weight hand-dyed yarn 100g – ‘The Grey Area’ (ready to ship)
We’ve brought back this shade we created for Operation: Social Justice in 2020 because trans people need us to step up more than ever. 20% of the sale price of this shade is being donated to Mermaids UK so they can continue their mission to support trans youth.
This listing is for ready-to-ship yarn. If it’s sold out or you need more than we have available, you can preorder it here.
Shade: The Grey Area – mid grey/mauve mottled with neon pink and blue. Part of a collection inspired by the colours of the transgender flag. Here are some example projects (Ravelry account required to view).
This shade represents the grey area of gender occupied by people who identify as non-binary, agender/gender neutral or gender fluid. Non-binary people may identify with traits associated with both masculine and feminine genders, or neither. Non-binary people face exclusion and erasure of their gender, and are fighting for legal recognition of their identity in many countries (including the UK). But, there are simple ways of supporting non-binary people, for example by replacing gendered language like “ladies and gentlemen” with inclusive terms like “everyone”. This Stonewall article suggests more ways you can be an ally.
About this yarn
- 55% fine British Bluefaced Leicester superwash wool, 45% Mulberry silk
- 100g, 600 meters (656 yards)
- Heavy lace weight
- 2-4mm needles recommended
- Neon colours: hand wash cold
Brilliance blends fine-quality British wool with silk for a luxurious yarn with exceptional drape and shine. Brilliance Lace is a lighter version of our popular Brilliance 4 Ply yarn, perfect for lacework shawls and lightweight garments. It blocks to reveal beautiful stitch detail. Add texture with a coordinating shade of our Fuzzy Lace brushed yarn.
This yarn's decadently high silk content adds an unmistakable softness, drape and luminosity. Colours have a bright, glossy and even metallic radiance.
The other ingredient is Bluefaced Leicester ('BFL') wool, a native British sheep breed, loved for its soft, fine fleece. It has a subtle lustre, unique to the breed, that gives our hand-dyed colours an incredible depth. These fibres have an unusually long staple length which offers excellent wear and resistance to pilling. Brilliance holds up well as a weaving yarn for both weft and warp.
To flaunt its jewel-like glow, we launched Brilliance in a shade collection inspired by minerals and gems. We've now extended the range offer our favourite shades from our other yarn lines so they can be used together, to play with different textures through uniform colour.
The wool fibres have been superwash treated for smoothness and resilience, making it possible to machine wash your creations on a silk setting.
Caring for neons
Neon dyes are not as colour-fast as regular dyes. To keep them looking their brightest and best we recommend hand washing in cold water (even if the yarn itself is machine washable). Dry away from direct sunlight.Our inspiration images are based on work by Sharon McCutcheon, a photographer specialising in LGBTQIA+ themes who kindly donates many images for free use.