Here you will find our handmade Bobbel & Bobbel wool from Chiemseegarn. All bobbles are only made after your order, especially for you. The cones for our yarns come from Bavaria and are 100% handcrafted here in our manufactory. 100% Made in Germany.
What is Bobbel wool?
Bobbel wool is a yarn that is made by hand from three or more thin threads of a cone yarn. Several thin threads from our cone yarns are twisted into one yarn. This process is called wrapping.
The production of our Yarn Bobbel differs depending on whether you want a gradient yarn, a single-colored yarn or a confetti yarn and the complexity varies.
But one thing is the same with all our bobbles, each of our yarns is manufactured with love, care and under the highest quality standards in Bavaria.
How can I buy your Bobbel wool?
For us it is very important that you find your way around our online shop as easily as possible and at the same time have as many options as possible.
If you have chosen a gradient yarn Bobbel, you can choose the running length, the number of threads (yarn count) and the color of a glitter thread and add it to your shopping cart.
If you have everything you need, you can access all the products you have saved on the right-hand side of our shop under the “Shopping Cart” tab.
We offer you numerous payment options so that you are guaranteed to find the right one for you and you don't have to cancel your purchase.
What material are your yarns made from?
At the moment we only have one quality of cone yarn in our online shop, a wonderful yarn from the company TVU from Bavaria, which consists of 50% cotton and 50% polyacrylic (acrylic).
This composition is important to combine the positive properties of both yarns. Because cotton is very absorbent and offers a high level of comfort, while polyacrylic is extremely hard-wearing and ensures the longevity of your knitted or crocheted works.
As with alloys or composite materials, we manage to combine the best of both worlds with this mixture.
If you would like to learn more about this, we recommend our blog article “Why do we make our gradient yarns from polyacrylic and cotton” or our care instructions.
How are gradient bobbles made?
Our gradient bobbles, also called bobble wool with gradient or very rarely bobble wool, are made from at least three threads of cone yarn. These threads are twisted together to create a multi-ply yarn.
But in order to achieve the typical color gradient of our gradient yarns, the threads have to change color after a certain distance. This is achieved by cutting the threads after a run length and tying them to a new thread of a different color.
This process is elaborate manual work and also justifies the comparatively high price compared to industrial wool or other yarns that are manufactured by machines. Because even the smallest of our bobbles need a lot of knots.
How are single-colored bobbles made?
Like our other bobble yarns, our single-colored bobbles are made from several threads of our cone yarn. These are twisted together and processed into a coherent yarn.
In contrast to our gradient yarns, however, no knots need to be made for single-colored bobbles, which makes them easier to manufacture. Nevertheless, they must be made by hand and with care.
How are colorful bobbles made?
Our colorful bobbles are a bit like a mix of gradient yarn and solid color bobbles. Because here, from the start, several differently colored cone yarns are twisted together, but without the need for knots in the yarn itself.
This means that the confetti yarns or colorful bobbles are easier to work with than our gradient yarns. Nevertheless, they require some manual work and the care that has become our trademark.
Who makes your bobbles?
Well, we and our team at Chiemseegarn, of course. As a small family business, Chiemseegarn started winding gradient yarns in the basement in 2015. After a short time, however, our customers were so enthusiastic about us that we started to build a real small factory in the former workshop of our house.
In the meantime, we are very proud to have created several jobs in our region even in the crisis year 2020 and to deliver honest products, honest craftsmanship and our well-known stunning quality all over the world with a team of young employees from the region.
Which works can be made from your Bobbel wool?
Which works you make from our yarns depends more on the thread thickness than on the actual yarn. In general, one can say that our yarns are particularly suitable for making triangular scarves, sweaters, ponchos and throws.
But cuffs, hats, jackets and generally artistically designed individual pieces are also available. Just make sure that you don't knit any works that will later be exposed to dirt. This is true for knitwear in general, but especially for the mostly delicate pieces for which you will usually order gradient bobbles. We also have many Bobbel wool instructions for you in our shop.
Examples of rather unsuitable knitwear are socks, trousers and underwear.
Which Bobbel wool qualities are still available in your online shop?
Of course we would like to offer you many more creative ideas and qualities for the future. But this always requires large amounts of raw material and we have to be sure that the yarn qualities are really good to knit with in the end.
In 2021 we definitely plan to include Merino wool as a yarn quality in our shop. Because merino is such an incredibly versatile yarn with such great properties that we have been looking forward to working with it for a long time.
Sooner or later we would also like to offer mixed yarns made of silk, mohair and cashmere in our online shop. If you have good ideas for yarns yourself, send us a message to info@chiemseegarn.de or contact us via social media. We look forward to any of your ideas.
Can you also buy your Bobbel wool in shops?
No, so far our bobbles can only be bought in our own online shop. Of course, we would be happy if shops would include our gradient yarns in their range, but for various reasons this is not so easy. Because in contrast to other manufacturers, we offer you handwork to order and do not ship stock goods that you could also put in a shop.
In addition, contact with you as a customer is extremely important to us. Because that's the only way we know which yarns are popular, what your wishes are and especially who you are. Because we write to many of our customers personally several times a week, exchange instructions and news and form partnerships and friendships.
This may not be the route other manufacturers are taking, and perhaps not even the most lucrative way to buy as many gradient yarns as possible, but it is definitely the route we are closest to you on and the one we prefer to take.
Insider tip: Bobbel sale to buy cheap Bobbel yarn
Bobbel wool is not exactly cheap. Because the manufacturing process is complex and each bobble is made especially for you after ordering. Nevertheless, buying Bobbel can be cheap, because Chiemseegarn also has something like a Bobbel wool sale.
Sometimes yarns are made in the wrong colors or made too often. You can buy this Bobbel wool cheaply, because we always offer it on sales evenings in our Facebook group.
