Our superb Luxor cotton yarn is from Egypt and really is the best quality and most versatile money can buy.  This cotton is mercerized, and has a wonderful lustre and shine, and perfectly strong and durable.  It is a perfect yarn for weaving dish towels, placemats, napkins, and scarves amongst many other things.  It can be combined with other types of fibre such as wool and silk for added warmth and luxury. 
 
The details of our Luxor White Perle Cotton Yarn are as follows:

• Fibre content: 100% Egyptian Cotton 
• Gauge is K: N/A • C: 5.5-8 stitches/in on sz B-1 to E-4 
• Super Fine 
• Wraps/inch (wpi) 25 
• Weaving tabby sett 15 to 20 
• Weaving twill sett 18 to 24 
• Yardage: 2100 yards/lb
 
Supplied as a 1kg large skein