Skein 37
Yarn of consistent quality in the applicant's choice of plied design.(Must include more than 1 plying operation)
Fiber: wool, synthetic, silk
Type: Dyed Commercial wool top, Angelina™ ultraviolet fiber, Commercial tussah silk sliver
Preparation for Spinning: Silk sliver was dyed with acid dye, rinsed and dried. Wool, and silk slivers were torn into sections and picked together with a triple picker. Picked fibers were fed into a drumcarder with the angelina fiber sprinked on top. Batts were torn into strips for spinning.
Reason for Choice of this Sample: This was the test blend for a project several years ago and kept four ounces in my stash and never used it. This seemed like a good opportunity to break it out. Unfortunately, I didn't keep samples of the original component parts.
Type of Spinning: supported long draw
Equipment Used: drumcarder, bobbin flyer wheel (sickinger)
Direction of Twist: Z, S, S, Z
Number of Plies: 4
Weight of Skein:
Finishing: Yarn was wound onto a skeiner, washed, partially dried on skeiner, and hung to finish drying.
Length of yarn:
Suggested Uses: Knit or crochet hat, scarf and mitten sets. This yarn could be used for socks--but it's a little bulky for that. While some people do use cabled yarn for sock knitting, I don't believe this yarn has enough elasticity to hold good shape for socks.
