Thebe (laceweight)

(Need more skeins than are in stock? Go ahead and order and we'll dye them up fresh for you!) Shop/Yarns/Laceweight/Thebe   Thebe (thee-bee) is named for the fourth moon of Jupiter.  Combining silk and linen into a heavy laceweight that gets softer and more lovely with age, Thebe has a swing and drape that is just wonderful. Fiber Content: 65% Silk, 35% Linen; 2-ply Weight: Heavy Lace; Each skein is approximately 3.5oz/100g, and the yarn contains approximately 665 yards per 100g How does this yarn take colour? Because of its high linen content, Thebe takes on colour much, much more softly than a woolen yarn.  If you think of the colours at the left like a brand-spanking new pair of jeans, the same colourways in Thebe are much more like an faded pair of your most-loved jeans. At SpaceCadet, we passionately believe that knitting and crocheting make people happier deep down inside and that nothing does that more than working with gorgeous, vibrant yarn. For us, dyeing is a cosmic