When I started spinning this recycled Sari silk I was prepared for a wretched experience. I don't like spinning lumpy preps and my past experiences with spinning recycled Sari silk blended with wool was torturous.
Not too far into this spin I made a very helpful discovery. Sari silk actually spins quite nicely when spun by itself using a long draw technique very close to how I spin cotton. I spun through all 4oz of it today.
I have 4ox of Bluefaced Leicester wool that is dyed in a very similar green. I'll spin it up separately and then ply the two together.
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I really like the look of your yarn & was wondering how you prepped the fiber. My bag of sari silk just came in and I was excited to give it a try.
You know I don't fully remember. Seems to me I just spun it as it was in the bag? But I do extenuate any roving/sliver that I spin, just to loosen it up a bit.
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