Extra Fine smooth singles yarn 50 or more wraps per inch
Fiber: cotton
Type: Commercial pima cotton sliver
Preparation for Spinning: Fiber was well prepared but very
compressed. It was re-carded into batts on extra-fine hand cards.
Reason for Choice of this Sample: Readily available and
affordable fiber. Plus, this particular cotton has been in my
fiber stash forever and needed to leave.
Finishing: Yarn was gently skeined and boiled for 30 min.
Yarn was placed back on skeiner to dry.
Length of yarn:
Suggested Uses: This yarn could be used for hand sewing
thread--perhaps in a re-enactment demonstration. Plied, this yarn
could be used with an antique tape loom for fine woven tapes.
