Variegated hand dyed rayon ribbon perfect for kumihimo with a knitted tube structure. An 8 strand round braid is 3mm in diameter. It can be braided as is or with beads. Beads can be added directly onto the ribbon as it collapses onto itself. The bead holes need to have soft edges such as high quality Japanese glass beads. The actual rayon fiber needs to be handled with care as it can be damaged or snagged when manipulated. Once braided, it is quite strong.
Laying the ribbon side by side, so the colors in the braid shift along the way at the same time, creates an interesting effect. > Bead Cluster Kumihimo Kits
Great news: We have a new supplier and custom dyer. Our previous supplier closed their business. Here are the new colors:
Mini Skeins ~ 25 yd - 23 m or ~ 15 yd - 13.7 m - Full Skeins ~ 150 yd - 137 m ~ 2 oz See notes
Hand dyed in the USA - Hand wash separately in cold water dry flat - Some dye may release in the first wash.
Most Panache Ribbon has a tight knit, but some skeins are more loosely knitted, regardless of the knit type, it braids similarly. Note: Full skeins are hard to handle as the knit rayon ribbon is very slippery. Use a wand to unwind the skein or have a helper hold the skein while you unwind it. Do not attempt to do it by yourself or without the right tools.
The 25 yd/23 m mini skeins include 18 skein turns 53 inches/1.3 m long. With 1 mini skein, using the ribbon singly with 2 skein turn per ribbon 104 inches/2.6 m long, you can make 4-5 bracelets, or 2 necklaces and 1 bracelet, or 1 extra long necklace and 1 bracelet.
The NEW Panaché comes in 15 yd/13.7 m mini skeins with 9 skein turns 60 inches/1.5 m long. The extra turn is an extra, just in case you need it. With 1 mini skein, using the ribbon singly, giving you a 60 inches/1.5 m length per ribbon, you can make 3-4 bracelets, or 1 necklace and 1-2 bracelet, or 1 long necklace.
This yarn is recommended for the 'Twilight" knitted necklace in Betsy Bead, the book by Betsy Hershberg (p 48).
Personal Note -I fell in love with this ribbon at first sight. It is soft against the skin, yet strong with a beautiful sheen. The colors shift beautifully. It has an amazing array of colors and it makes beautiful braids. More > Bead Cluster Kumihimo Kits
Mini Skeins - $9.75 | Full Skeins - $25.00
Winter NEW
White, Grey and Black, repeated 4 times and back around the skein.
Skein Diameter ~ 60 inches/1.5 m long
Alegria NEW
Reds, Magentas, and Purples repeated several times and back around the skein.
Skein Diameter ~ 60 inches/1.5 m long
Fiesta NEW
Oranges, Hot Pinks, Magentas, and Purples repeated several times and back around the skein.
Skein Diameter ~ 60 inches/1.5 m long
Purple Flame NEW
Purples, Magentas, Oranges, and Blues repeated several times and back around the skein.
Skein Diameter ~ 60 inches/1.5 m long
Russet NEW
Burned Oranges, Burgundies, and Rusts, repeated several times and back around the skein.
Skein Diameter ~ 60 inches/1.5 m long
Calico LE
Just like a Calico cat without the white... Soft russet, followed by a soft grey darkening towards black then becoming a deeper rust. The color variation then reverses back to the soft russet mirroring the previous progression.
Skein Diameter ~ 52 inches/1.3 m
Rusty NEW
Light Copper, Burned Oranges, Rusts and Tans, repeated several times and back around the skein.
Skein Diameter ~ 60 inches/1.5 m long
Sedona LE
Soft as dusk in the high desert...
Soft
Blue Grey, Sienna, Raw Umber softening to Sunset Peach, then all the way around back to the Soft Blue Grey.
Skein Diameter ~ 52 inches/1.3 m
Parrot Wing LE
Like a Parrot Wing...
Light Khaki, Heather, followed by Soft Olive, Raspberry and Blue, then back again.
Skein Diameter ~ 52 inches/1.3 m
Purple Haze NEW
Purples, Violets, and Magenta repeated several times and back around the skein.
Skein Diameter ~ 60 inches/1.5 m long
African Violet NEW
Blues, Purples, and Violets repeated several times and back around the skein.
Skein Diameter ~ 60 inches/1.5 m long
AquaBlue NEW
Aquas and Blues repeated several times and back around the skein.
Skein Diameter ~ 60 inches/1.5 m long
Peacock NEW
Peacock Blues darker to lighter repeated several times and back around the skein.
Skein Diameter ~ 60 inches/1.5 m long
Aruba 2 NEW
Bright Green, Blues, and Aquas repeated several times and back around the skein.
Skein Diameter ~ 60 inches/1.5 m long
Skyfall LE
Reminiscent of the Scottish Highlands... Soft Blue-Grey turning to Chartreuse, lightening into Blush, turning into Lavender and back again.
Cross My Heart LE
Pink deepening to Cerise, back to pink lightening to Grey, then back to Pink.
About yardage - Yardage of skeins is approximate. We wind our mini-skeins and we measure them by skein rotations, not by actual yardage. The skein sizes are fairly accurate, thus the yardage is fairly accurate on the mini-skeins. The full skeins are wound by our supplier, yardage is approximate.
About colors - While every attempt was made to reproduce colors accurately, colors on your monitor may not precisely match actual thread colors. Dye lots from manufacturer may vary!
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