Spinning Silk Hankies…
After my post about the gorgeous silk hankies from Chasing Rainbow Dyeworks on Tuesday I got some questions about how one spins silk hankies…
Since I suspect I won’t be spinning up the hankies very soon and thus cannot put together my own how-to, I sought out information from the wonerful web. There were a few resources out there. There is a great article on Knitty.com from Amy Singer. She is speaking of spinning the hankies on a drop spindle, but the fiber prep is the same whether you use a spindle or a wheel. She has lots of photos and good descriptions.
Treenway Silks also has a page about spinning from bells and hankies with good information, though it doesn’t contain many photos. Also HJS Studio has a great description with some photos on spinning from caps (the same as bells and the technique is the same whether it is a hankie or a bell). If you are wondering how silk hankies are made I suggest checking out the demonstration on wormspit.com.
Enjoy learning about silk hankies/caps/bells/mawatas!
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