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My Daily Spin – With Hankies, Thinner is Better

I finally figured out why I was having such a hard time drafting this silk, making the pre-drafting so attractive. Each hankie is composed of layers of silk fiber, and to work with it you peel off the layers and … Continue reading

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My Daily Spin – Lobster Hands!

If you are old enough, you probably remember the old commercial for some hand lotion where the poor woman literally had lobster hands – that’s how rough her skin was. Well, that’s how I feel today. Yikes! Those fine silk … Continue reading

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My Daily Spin – Saturday Silk

Last night I was on a roll – I drafted out 3 hankies’ worth of silk. Today I spun about half of that. I am getting more used to this fiber. It will be very interesting to see how it … Continue reading

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My Daily Spin – More Hankie Lessons

It’s a good thing that I got all those months of daily practice under my belt before I tackled this particular project. This form of silk really is not easy to spin. I found that the extensive pre-drafting I did … Continue reading

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My Daily Spin – Silk Hankie Lessons

I spun my first silk hankie tonight, and right away I learned a valuable lesson. It’s to my benefit to draft out those fibers ahead of time a whole lot more than I did this time, because it’s WORK to … Continue reading

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My Daily Spin – The Silk Hankies

I was home sick from work today, and spent most of the day sleeping. But I did ply the art batt – it came out very floofy from the soak. It’s very pretty, and It will be fun figuring out … Continue reading

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My Daily Spin – the Last of the Tussah Silk

I finished spinning the last of the Tussah silk today, and plied it. Once it’s soaked and hung to dry I’ll measure it to see the yardage. Next I’ll start on the silk hankies, the purple and gold ones. That … Continue reading

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My Daily Spin – What Will I Do with This Silk Yarn?

While spinning today, I started thinking about what I want to do with this silk yarn that I’m making. If I am right in my calculations, I will end up with a little over 200 yards of this as a … Continue reading

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My Daily Spin – Confessions of a Tactile Junkie

I love texture. The look, the feel, of THINGS. Soft, rough, slick, nubbly, velvety, tweedy color mixes & stripes, sheen, all of it. When I first contemplated spinning, I was not thinking about the fact that I get to touch … Continue reading

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My Daily Spin – Sweet Meditation

My spinning tonight was very sweet. No particular goal in mind, beyond the fiber slipping silkily through my fingers. I noticed the rhythm of my breathing was syncing with my movements. I’m nearly done with this first bobbin of the … Continue reading

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