{"product_id":"schaefer-andrea-rosa-parks","title":"Schaefer Yarn Silk Lace Yarn, Rosa Parks, Discontinued","description":"\u003cp\u003eA single cake of \u003cstrong\u003eSchaefer Yarn Andrea\u003c\/strong\u003e in \u003cem\u003eRosa Parks\u003c\/em\u003e — saturated coral, scarlet, and burgundy with a flash of indigo — painted onto Schaefer’s \u003cstrong\u003e100% cultivated mulberry silk lace\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003e1,093 yd \/ 100 g per skein\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis yarn is 0.2 ounces light (3.3 ounces instead of 3.5) 1030 yards and is discounted accordingly. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Andrea series names every colourway after a woman in history; this one is \u003cstrong\u003eRosa Parks (1913–2005), mother of the U.S. Civil Rights movement\u003c\/strong\u003e, with the biography printed on the reverse of the band. Schaefer Yarn closed its Interlaken NY mill in 2014 — Andrea has never been reproduced.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis listing is for \u003cstrong\u003eone cake\u003c\/strong\u003e of Schaefer Yarn Andrea in the colourway \u003cem\u003eRosa Parks\u003c\/em\u003e. One of one from the Schaefer destash; no more will be made.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the yarn:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSchaefer Yarn’s \u003cstrong\u003eAndrea\u003c\/strong\u003e is a \u003cstrong\u003e100% cultivated mulberry silk\u003c\/strong\u003e lace-weight — \u003cstrong\u003e3.5 oz \/ 100 g \/ 1,093 yd per skein\u003c\/strong\u003e, hand-painted in tonal multi-colour washes. Andrea is Schaefer’s silk flagship: a fine, mercerised lace silk with a quiet sheen and a very long yardage, gauged at \u003cstrong\u003e8 st\/in on US 0 \/ 2.0 mm\u003c\/strong\u003e for serious lace knitters, and held doubled for fingering-weight stitch-pattern work. The line was hand-painted in Interlaken, New York, and the colour series was named after great women in history — each band carries a short biography of its namesake on the reverse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFibre:\u003c\/strong\u003e 100% cultivated mulberry silk\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e lace\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYardage:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1,093 yd \/ 1,000 m per 100 g skein\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSkein size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3.5 oz \/ 100 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eConstruction:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2-ply, mercerised lace silk\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNeedle:\u003c\/strong\u003e US 0 \/ 2.0 mm at 8 st\/in (held double for fingering)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCare:\u003c\/strong\u003e dry clean recommended (hand-wash cold delicate; lay flat)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaker:\u003c\/strong\u003e Schaefer Yarn, Interlaken NY (closed 2014)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Schaefer Yarn:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSchaefer Yarn Company\u003c\/strong\u003e was the Interlaken, New York mill founded by \u003cem\u003eCheryl Schaefer\u003c\/em\u003e in 1991 and run as a family business through 2014, when Cheryl retired and the studio closed for good. Schaefer was known for two things: deeply painted, long-colour-run hand-dyes (Anne, Esperanza, Lola, Heather) and naming their silk flagship \u003cem\u003eAndrea\u003c\/em\u003e after great women in history — Rosa Parks, Emily Dickinson, Dian Fossey, Elizabeth Blackwell, Elizabeth Zimmermann — with a short biography printed on the back of every band. Production stopped over a decade ago and the line has never been revived; every Andrea skein on the market today is from a remaining studio destash or a private knitter’s stash.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Schaefer Yarn","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42832757194823,"sku":"STO257-L05-ANDREA-ROSA-PARKS","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0676\/9305\/1975\/files\/IMG_2304.jpeg?v=1780165538","url":"https:\/\/storybook-yarns.myshopify.com\/products\/schaefer-andrea-rosa-parks","provider":"Storybook Yarns","version":"1.0","type":"link"}