Candide

Candide is an ideal yarn for delicate mid-season projects that will benefit from the lightness of wool and the coolness of cotton. It is made from the wool of Arles merinos raised in organic farming in Provence, France and from cotton recycled on the spot by the spinning mill thanks to a patented technique that preserves the length of the fibres. This yarn was dyed and spun in France in the Tarn region by companies with the "living heritage company" label. To create this palette, part of the wool is dyed with natural plant extracts (indigo, chestnut, reseda aka weld, madder and cochineal) selected for their shade and strength. The dyed and unbleached yarns are then mixed to create the colour range according to the chosen blends and then woolen spun.  The range includes two undyed colours: the unbleached "sucre glace" colour and the "nougat" colour which is a blend of 60% unbleached Arles merino / 10% black French merino and 30% recycled cotton.   Candide has the same technical characte