Skein 21

Fiber:  silk

Type:  Bombyx mulberry silk brick

Preparation for Spinning:  Fiber was separated into sections lengthwise and crosswise for easier handling.  No other preparation was necessary.

Reason for Choice of this Sample:  This was an opportunity for me to try a new form of silk--the brick.  I was slightly disappointed with the amount of variation in the fiber length.  I don't find this as noticeable with commercial silk sliver.

Type of Spinning:  short forward draw

Equipment Used:  bobbin flyer wheel

Direction of Twist:  Z

Number of Plies:  singles

Weight of Skein: 

Finishing:  Yarn was wound onto a pvc bobbin and boiled in water and detergent for 30 minutes to remove processing sericin residue.   Yarn was rinsed, wound onto a  skeiner, partially dried and hung to finish drying                                                                                                                

Length of yarn: 

Suggested Uses:  Bobbin lace or fine lace knitting. Personally I would prefer this yarn with a little more twist added and then plied.