Skein 25

Fine textured yarn  32-45 wraps per inch
 
Fiber:  silk
Type:  commercial "cinnamon" tussah sliver and bombyx mulberry noil
Preparation for Spinning:  Cinnamon tussah sliver and bombyx noil were roughly blended together using hand cards.  Rolags were formed for spinning.
Reason for Choice of this Sample:  The cinnamon tussah had a dry, jerky draft.  Blending with the bombyx noil added texture, color interest and made an easier drafting fiber.
Type of Spinning:  short forward draw
Equipment Used:  hand cards, 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 detergent and water for 30 minutes to remove residual sericin (which was  considerable).  Yarn was rinsed, skeined, and hung to dry.                                                                                                             
Length of yarn: 
Suggested Uses:  Personally, I would add additional twist to this yarn and ply it to make a yarn more suitable for knitting.  This would be a beautiful summer cardigan.  I can speculate that as singles it could be used as textured weft for a jacket or skirt fabric.  However, I question it's ability to endure surface abrasion.