Dinamarca es un país cuya serie policíaca más reconocida tiene a su detective protagonista, Sarah Lund, siempre ataviada con un jersey de punto al estilo de las Islas Faroes. Es un país donde los niños suelen llevar jerseys de punto hechos a mano para combatir el crudo invierno. Es un país donde hay multitud de tiendas de lanas. Así que también es un país con muchas empresas de lana.
Denmark is a country whose most famouse TV serie detective is Sarah Lund, always in a Faroese knitted jumper. It's a country whose children usually wear hand-knitted pullovers to combat the cold. And also it's a country where there are lots of yarn shops. So it's easy to think then that there are plenty of yarn companies too.
Hjertegarn es una de ellas. Probablemente una de las más antiguas porque existe desde 1926. Se trata de una empresa familiar, como ocurre con otras marcas danesas. La filosofía que siguen desde entonces es vender productos de calidad a precios razonables. También es destacable la gran variedad de fibras con las que trabajan y de colores. Todas esas razones me llevaron a comprar los ovillos de Arezzo lin para el cardigan Lizzie. Están compuestos por algodón, lino y bambú, casi a partes iguales, y es una delicia tejer con ellos.
Hjertegarn is one of them. It might be one of the oldest, because it started in 1926. It's a familiar company, as other Danish brands. Its business philosphy consists of selling quality products at reasonable prices. It is also remarkable their wide rage of fibers and colours. Due to all those reasons I decided to buy Arezzo lin yarn for Lizzie cardigan. It's made of cotton, linen and bamboo, almost equally, and it's lovely knitting with it.
Trasteando por su web, lo cual fue un poco suplicio porque está en danés (y no sé ni una palabra), la traducción al inglés no es muy clara y la web está anticuada, llegué a varias conclusiones: que cumplen la certificación Oeko-Tex® Standard 100, es decir, que sus hilos no contienen sustancias nocivas para la salud; que no venden directamente al público; y que es una empresa al estilo tradicional: un buen producto, un buen precio, pero una imagen desactualizada. Para alguna que otra romántica (como yo), esto puede ser un plus como producto auténtico, que nos recuerda que el punto existe desde mucho antes de que internet lo popularizara a niveles nunca antes conocidos. Es algo obvio, pero a veces viene bien pensar en todas esas madres y abuelas que sabían tejer desde niñas, sacando los puntos con sólo mirar las muestras y sin seguir instrucción escrita alguna.
Visiting their website was a bit painful because it's in Danish (and I don't know a word), the English translation is not very clear, and it needs a total renewal. However, now I know that their yarn is certified by Oeko-Tex® Standard 100, so don't have toxic substances. Also that they are only wholesalers and works as a traditional business, I mean, a good product, a reasonable price, and an outdated image. But the last fact can be positive for all those romantic people (like me!) who love genuine products, that exist from a long time before the Internet made knitting more popular than ever. I know it's clear, but sometimes I feel good while imagining all those mothers and grandmothers knitting from their childhood, without any written instruction, just by looking at swatches.
Los hilos de Hjertegarn son muy populares en todo en el norte de Europa, de gran tradición tejedora. Otras marcas danesas son: Holst Garn, BC Garn, Filcolana, Isager, Kauni...
Muchas gracias por leer este post. Recuerda que puedes ver el progreso de Lizzie por Instagram. ¡Nos vemos la próxima semana!
Hjertegarn yarn is very popular in North Europe, where there is a great knitting tradition. Other Danish brands are: Holst Garn, BC Garn, Filcolana, Isager, Kauni and so on.
Thank you so much for reading. Remember that you can follow Lizzie progress on Instagram, if you'd like. See you next week!
¿Dónde comprar lanas de Hjertegarn en España? :: Where can I buy Hjertegarn yarn in Spain?
Naturalmentelanas
Referencias :: References
Hjertegarn - Blog El País - Shared Threads blog
Denmark is a country whose most famouse TV serie detective is Sarah Lund, always in a Faroese knitted jumper. It's a country whose children usually wear hand-knitted pullovers to combat the cold. And also it's a country where there are lots of yarn shops. So it's easy to think then that there are plenty of yarn companies too.
Hjertegarn is one of them. It might be one of the oldest, because it started in 1926. It's a familiar company, as other Danish brands. Its business philosphy consists of selling quality products at reasonable prices. It is also remarkable their wide rage of fibers and colours. Due to all those reasons I decided to buy Arezzo lin yarn for Lizzie cardigan. It's made of cotton, linen and bamboo, almost equally, and it's lovely knitting with it.
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| Ovillos de Arezzo lin para el cardigan Lizzie :: Arezzo lin balls of yarn for Lizzie cardigan |
Visiting their website was a bit painful because it's in Danish (and I don't know a word), the English translation is not very clear, and it needs a total renewal. However, now I know that their yarn is certified by Oeko-Tex® Standard 100, so don't have toxic substances. Also that they are only wholesalers and works as a traditional business, I mean, a good product, a reasonable price, and an outdated image. But the last fact can be positive for all those romantic people (like me!) who love genuine products, that exist from a long time before the Internet made knitting more popular than ever. I know it's clear, but sometimes I feel good while imagining all those mothers and grandmothers knitting from their childhood, without any written instruction, just by looking at swatches.
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| Hertegarn logo (hjerte: corazón :: heart / garn: hilo :: yarn) |
Muchas gracias por leer este post. Recuerda que puedes ver el progreso de Lizzie por Instagram. ¡Nos vemos la próxima semana!
Hjertegarn yarn is very popular in North Europe, where there is a great knitting tradition. Other Danish brands are: Holst Garn, BC Garn, Filcolana, Isager, Kauni and so on.
Thank you so much for reading. Remember that you can follow Lizzie progress on Instagram, if you'd like. See you next week!
¿Dónde comprar lanas de Hjertegarn en España? :: Where can I buy Hjertegarn yarn in Spain?
Naturalmentelanas
Referencias :: References
Hjertegarn - Blog El País - Shared Threads blog
