Verdant — Awen · 80% Merino Wool / 20% Silk

Verdant — Awen · 80% Merino Wool / 20% Silk

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Verdant on Awen
Color name: Verdant

Awen is Storyteller Stitchery's 80% merino wool and 20% silk thread, hand-dyed in small batches in our studio in Arizona. Merino is the softest of the wool family. Fine, smooth, and nothing like the coarser tapestry wools you may have encountered. It gives Awen a resilient, forgiving feel that is particularly well suited to beginners and forgiving of tension variations. Because each skein is hand-dyed, colors have a natural depth and variation that commercial threads cannot produce, with subtle shifts within a single color that add dimension to finished stitching.

Awen is our recommended thread for needlepoint on 13ct canvas. One strand fills the canvas, the twist holds up well to the repeated pull of stitching, and the silk content adds an elegant shine to the finished piece. Awen is 2-ply, cannot be separated and in weight it is similar to a Perle cotton #5.

Awen also works well in embroidery where you want texture and depth. If you are used to working with 6-stranded cotton floss, Awen is similar in weight to stitching with all 6 strands at the same time.

10 yards per card.

Verdant on other bases:
Verdant — Seren · 75% Wool / 25% Silk
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Verdant — Awen · 80% Merino Wool / 20% Silk
$4.50
$4.50
Verdant — Awen · 80% Merino Wool / 20% Silk

Hand-Dyed Thread Information

Color Information

Color name: Verdant
Color style: Tonal

Color family:

  • Greens & Teals

Color dye style: Tonal

  • Tonal: one color throughout, with natural variation in depth and shade from the hand-dyeing process.
  • Variegated: multiple colors in a single skein, shifting as you stitch.

Awen Information

Thread base: Awen

Fiber content: 80% Merino wool / 20% Silk

Ply: 2 Ply (non-separatable)

Suitable for: 13ct canvas, surface embroidery

Yardage per card: 10 yards

Recommended needle sizes:

  • 13ct canvas: size 20 tapestry needle
  • 18ct canvas: size 22 tapestry needle
  • Embroidery with Awen: size 18-20 chenille needle
  • Embroidery with Seren and Moonspun: size 22-24 chenille needle

Caring for Hand-Dyed Fibers

These threads are hand-dyed in small batches in our studio in Arizona.

Steam blocking is recommended for finished needlepoint and embroidery pieces — it relaxes the fibers and evens the stitches without exposing the thread to water.

Our dyes are professional-grade and mostly colorfast, but as with all hand-dyed fiber, we cannot guarantee 100% colorfastness. Please test before washing any finished piece by wetting a small sample and pressing it against a white cloth or paper towel.

Colors may vary slightly between dye batches. If you are stitching a large piece, we recommend purchasing all thread for that piece at once.

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