Blobby Blobby - Selkie Mirknen Black Cabs

Black Cabs

rich yet full of vibrancy

Casta is Scottish Gaelic for twisted or twined

inspired by her mother

indigo dyeing at Glasgow's Botanic Gardens and contemporary artist Alice-Marie Archer on her knitted pieces as part of the V&A Dundee's Garden Future exhibition:

Blobby Blobby - Selkie Mirknen Black CabsSelkie is the perfect summer yarn, made from 100% Bourette Silk. Bourette silk is made from the waste products of ordinary silk production, utilizing the short fibres left in the cocoon. The result is a soft but textural yarn, with a matte finish, and all the thermoregulation properties of silk! At 480m per 100g this yarn is a fingering weight, and is perfect for summer tops, tshirts, cardigans you name it!