Xena Knits Yarn Review

Have you heard of

They are a family business based in the beautiful British Cheshire countryside, 

offering a fabulous range of high quality premium wools 

& yarns from some of the best wool and yarn artisans 

They supply yarns such as Figgi Yarns, Artesano & Manos Del Uruguay. 

They offer a fast & competitive worldwide delivery

Xena Knits were kind enough some beautiful yarns from their Figgi Yarns range.

All the Figgi Yarn is made in Turkey

and is 100% cotton textured yarn.

They have a new range called Chic which is a unique cotton specific to Southern Turkey.

It is warm enough for the Autumn\Fall & Winter but cool enough for the summer months.

They have 3 different types of yarn in their range:

Chic This range of yarn is a soft plush cotton wool and is as drapey as silk.

It comes in 130g balls so one ball is enough to make most projects.

 As you can see from the balls below the yarn has a fantastic texture.

It comes in the following colours:

Natural, Henna Goddess

Darling Mulberry, Stone Heart

Misty Blue & Marshmallow Flirt.

The above yarn is the Marshmallow Flirt.

You can find the range of Pure Luxurious Cotton yarns on Xena's Site

Another range is the Sifa Silver Yarn
It comes in the following colours:
Natural
Moss Green
& Earth Bronze
Sifa is the only cotton yarn with real surgical grade real silver absorbed into the cotton fibre.
You can't really tell in this light but you can really see
how it affects the light as you move it.
Silver has been proven to have anti-microbial, anti-odor and anti-bacterial properties.
This is especially handy for socks, slippers,
baby-wear, delicate preemie items, extra sensitive skin,
chemo caps or simply to luxuriate in a unique calming effect

 I can't wait to work with this yarn.
it has such potential.
You can find the Figgi yarns Sifa Silver range available at Xena Knits.

 The last Figgi Yarns Range is called Cotton Cutie
This comes in the widest range of colour.
It offer all-year round comfort & shape-keeping.
It's 100% pure  lace-weight turkish cotton.
There are 10 different colours in a chainette ply.
This ply means that it prevents sagging.
It comes in the following colours:
Pistachio, Ink Black
Opal White, Sunrise
Twilight Lavendar, Aegean Blue
Sultan Tulip & Sky Blue.
You can find the Cutie range available at Xena Knits

The fantastic thing about Xena Knits is they don't just stock yarn.
They also offer Handcrafted Products:

Other types of yarn
from Alpaca

To Silk & Silk Blends

Dye it yourself yarns

To Knitting needles:

To Sponge bar kits


You'll be seeing more of these fantastic yarns!
I'm going to try and design some beautiful items
for you to use the yarns with.

So what are you waiting for
check out Xena Knits