I mentioned a few posts back that I had purchase some silk hankies - or mawatas - to try some dying and knitting.
Here they are hanging out to dry. Each of those hankies has several layers - this is going to take a while to draft.
But I do love the shine.
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Those are GORGEOUS!!!!!
I knew that some spinners buy those hankies, and spin thin silk yarn from it, but how do you knit from it?
What a fabulous colour !!! can't wait to see what you make with them.
So pretty!
I've spun from these before and I love the resulting yarn; not quite so keen on the drafting though, really hard on your hands. Haven't tried knitting from them yet, though I know the Yarn Harlot has so it can be done.
What gorgeous colors!! I'm finding that drafting and knitting these guys goes much more quickly than I'd thought it would.
They are very pretty.
Beautiful!
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