Skein #22 Silk Fine Smooth Yarn

Image 1: Fiber Sample Image 2: Yarn Skein Image 3: Yarn Detail

Fiber

Silk

Type

Tussah top

Reason for choice of this sample

This tussah has a good staple length and is well prepared.

Source

Treenway Silks — Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada

Preparation for spinning

Wet and dry for easier handling. Divide and loosen the top

Equipment used

Flyer spinning wheel.

Type of spinning

Short forward draft

Direction of Twist

Z

Number of plies

1

Finishing

Washed and blocked

Suggested uses

Medium weight garment fabrics such as suitings. A special occasion jacket would be appropriate for the gold color and it is strong enough to use as warp. A plied yarn can be used for lace knitting or fine crochet and gives a soft finish.

Notes

Maximum 54 points

Examiner 1: 54

Examiner 2: 48

Examiner 1 notes that this yarn is almost too fine for the category but at least it's much larger than the extra fine. That means that at least one person is looking for the ability to spin different size yarns. I suspected this, which is why I tried to do more of the unspecified yarns larger than I normally would. Examiner 2 noted inconsistency in the amount of twist.

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