Fiber:  wool, silk

Type:  Cormo cross fleece, silk waste

Preparation for Spinning:  Fleece was washed in detergent, rinsed and air dried. Silk waste was de-gummed by boiling in soda based detergent for 30min and rinsed.  Waste was dyed with acid dyes in multiple colors, dried and cut into 1" pieces.  Waste and wool were drumcarded into batts and torn into pieces for spinning.

Reason for Choice of this Sample:  This is one of my favorite blends.  The preparation is time consuming but the resulting yarn is well worth the effort.

Type of Spinning:  supported long draw

Equipment Used:  drumcarder, bobbin flyer wheel

Direction of Twist:  Z, S

Number of Plies:  2

Weight of Skein: 

Finishing:  Yarn was wound onto a  skeiner, steamed with a handheld steamer,   and hung to dry.

Length of yarn: 

Suggested Uses:  I love this yarn and consequently would recommend it for everything.  Practically, however, it would be a great sweater yarn--warm yet soft and shiny.  I think I would also use it in a triangle shawl.  Even though it's a little thicker than most triangle weaving yarns, I would weave it loose and oversized to take advantage of the thick, soft warmth in the finished fabric.

    

           

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