Elite of Lanas Katia

It is a thread of fantasy with silk ideal for shawls and stoles. Katia Elite is a special fantasy yarn for shawls and party accessories. Elite Katia wool is a fantasy yarn with a rough, curly texture and a smooth finish with a lot of shine. Very silky This type of yarn is perfect to work shawls, scarves and accessories at night or party.

The composition of Lanas Katia Elite is:

100% Polyamide A yarn 100% polyamide yarn that provides a silky and bright feeling. A polyamide is a type of polymer that contains amide bonds. Polyamides can be found in nature, such as wool or silk, and also be synthetic, such as nylon or Kevlar. The first polyamides were synthesized by the chemical company DuPont Corporation, by the team led by the chemist Wallace Hume Carothers, who started working at the firm in 1928. Polyamides such as nylon began to be used as synthetic fibers, although they have ended up being used in the manufacture of any plastic material. Aramides are a type of polyamide in which there are aromatic groups forming part of its structure. For example, fibers are very resistant to traction like Kevlar, or fibers also very resistant to fire, such as Nomex, both marketed by DuPont.

Elite features of Lanas Katia are:

Its thickness is ideal for working with 4 - 4½ mm knitting needles. It is suitable for machine washing at a maximum of 30ºC. It can be ironed at low temperatures, maximum 110ºC. It is not suitable for drying in a dryer. Horizontal drying is recommended. It is a thread of fantasy with silk ideal for shawls and stoles. This type of yarn is perfect to work shawls, scarves and accessories at night or party. Thanks to its composition of 100% polyamide, this material provides a soft, shiny and very resistant fabric.