The Angora rabbit's silky wool gave them the older breed name 'silk hare'. The wool is much more airy and thermally insulating than lambswool because the fibers are hollow, which also gives the wool its characteristic floating feel and the fluffiness that knitters refer to for as a "halo".

For angora, this means that the wool is very moisture and dirt repellent. Thus, it is not often that you need to wash angora garments.

Should you still feel the need, our advice is to wash by hand in 30°C hot water. Preferably use wool detergent, never regular detergent. Do not twist or rub, otherwise you risk tangling.

Rinse thoroughly after washing and add some vinegar or apple cider vinegar to the last rinse water to restore the wool after washing.

Gently squeeze the water out, roll the garment in a towel if necessary and press the towel lightly. Dry it lying down on a towel and shake it out when it is almost dry.

The fluffiness, or halo, of angora wool comes from body heat and use of the garment. The same happens after washing.

Store the garment lying down and let it rest after use. Feel free to hang the garment out for a while when the air is humid.

All rabbits are sheared by hand with small hand scissors by Pernille herself, so we can guarantee that only 6-7 cm long first class wool from the rabbit's sides and back is used for spinning yarn. In all the years since we started spinning yarn at the spinning mill from our own angora wool in 2013, we have had only 7% wastage after each round of spun yarn. Compared to the normally estimated 10-30% wastage rate during the spinning process, our wool is of very high quality.

However, with any fine-fiber wool, you have to expect some maintenance needs. Friction, heat and moisture can cause the knitted garment to become a little knobbly, but you can easily pick these with your fingers.

However, with any fine-fiber wool, you have to expect some maintenance needs. Friction, heat and moisture can all contribute for to the knitted garment becoming a little knobbly, but you can easily pick these off with your fingers. Another contributing factor for to a linty garment is foreign particles settling in the fluffy angora wool and causing lint to form.

Our yarn gets a lot of praise, but some maintenance is needed to keep the product looking good. Our yarn gets a lot of praise, but some maintenance is needed to keep the product looking good. 

Your finished project may need some time before the angora wool emerges and creates the wonderfully soft and warming halo effect that angora is known for. Before the yarn is spun and twisted Two-ply, it is first carded, so that all the fibers lie in the same direction during the spinning process. When the yarn comes from the spinning mill, the angora fibers are spun between the lambswool fibers so it takes some time and handling for the angora to emerge. The angora emerges when you hand knit and even more so when you start wearing your finished garment. Knitted up, angora becomes more beautiful and softer over the years. Provided you are prepared to maintain your garment and handle it with care, of course, but it is not a big job. You then have a garment for life.