LANG YARNS ORTICA
50g (1.76 oz) ball
Fiber Content: 82% Cotton, 18% Ramie (nettle)
Yardage: 114yds (105m)
Yarn Weight: DK
Needle size: US 6-8 (4.0-4.5 mm)
Knitting Stitch Gauge: 19 stitches per 4”
Knitting Row Gauge: 27 rows per 4”
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Lang Yarns ORTICA is a beautiful yarn for spring and summer. The composition of 82% cotton and 18% nettle makes Ortica a soft and fluffy yarn.
It's not every day that a weed, albeit a useful one, is used to make a yarn. Although the fibers of nettle have actually been used for clothing for thousands of years.
Twisted with a bundle of airy and soft cotton, the nettle fibers give the Lang Yarns ORTICA yarn its unique wave effect. Look forward to a knitted piece with a natural, moving surface and a play of matt and shiny fibers.
With Lang Yarns ORTICA you can knit and crochet beautiful sweaters, tops, dresses and accessories. The trendy colors offer the right yarn for every taste.
LANG YARNS history
LANG YARNS has 150 years of history as a textile industry company. The Swiss family business is now in its sixth generation.
The founder Theodor Lang acquired the underwater mill in Reiden in 1860. On the Mühlehof land he built one of the first industrial companies in the Wiggertal, a mechanical cotton spinning mill. The water from the Wigger provided the energy needed to operate the machines. Pure Mako cotton yarns were spun up to a fineness of Ne 30. Even at this time, the yarn was exported to Germany and France.
In the 1890s, Theodor Lang's son Ernst Lang took over the factory. Production was electrified and a turbine was installed to generate electricity. In 1894 a twisting mill was also added and another production stage was added. During this time, the first high-quality hand knitting yarns were produced.
In the 1920s, Erich Lang followed his father in management. During the difficult times of the global economic crisis, he decided to sell hand knitting yarns under his own LANG brand.
Even at this time, quality, further development of the machinery, constant innovation and market-driven products were the key to success in the demanding market for hand knitting yarns.
With the increasing internationalization of markets, Ernst H. Lang developed additional export markets such as the USA and Japan from the 1960s onwards. The highest quality and technical innovation of hand knitting yarns is and remains the goal of LANGYARNS.