Blacker Yarns | Samite DK (Limited Edition)

Samite Silk Blend pays homage to the Legend of King Arthur and his royal court of knights. Our woollen-spun blend of silk and wool is named for samite, which was once a luxurious and heavy twill-type woven silk fabric worn in the Middle Ages, which often including gold or silver thread. To make this, Blacker Yarns blended smooth drapey Blue-Faced Leicester, with the bouncy froth of Shetland and added guilt-free luxurious recycled silk. The combination of pale and dark fibres creates a yarn with glorious depth of colour and delicate nepps of silk. Because it is woollen spun, Samite retains the characteristic bounce of Shetland, and is more durable than the standard silk blend, making it ideal for colour work, cables and texture.

The full colour palette was inspired by some of the characters from the Arthurian Legend and includes one natural shade in light grey and seven dyed shades. This exclusive limited-edition collection was relaunched recently as a very special limited edition birthday yarn and is available only while existing stocks last.

You can learn more about the breeds and their specialty fleeces, and see cute photos, at https://www.thenaturalfibre.co.uk/your-fibre/meet-the-animals/

Samite DK Patterns

Try some intricate colourwork with the Isoud Cowl by Virginia Sattler-Reimer  (and there is a matching tam and mittens as well), or if texture is more your style, try the lace Clovelly Cowl by Faye Perriam-Reed. For garment lovers, you may enjoy the Trym Vest, designed especially for Samite by the Blacker Yarns design team.

Note that we don’t test these patterns or review the designers, these are for inspiration only. If you discover a broken link, please let us know.

About Blacker Yarns

Established in 2008. Blacker Yarns is the in-house label of The Natural Fibre Company, a wool mill based in Cornwall, England that has in turn been running in various iterations since the 1980s. Blacker Yarns specialises in using British rare and heritage breeds, some of which are endangered. They work closely with small scale sheep breeders and often use fleeces from local farms in their blends.