Spun on drop spindles by women crafters from co-operatives, these special silk yarns contribute to local industry and help to ensure nothing is wasted during silk sari production. Made from recycled sari silk and the by-product of silk production – each hank is unique and varies in the amount of twist, colour, gauge and texture. If more than one hank is ordered we will try to match similar hanks where possible. Some of these red hanks are produced from a mix of scarlet, magenta and dark orange – the variegation being very difficult to reproduce in our photos!
We have all had a look at the yarns which have an intentionally hand-spun look, quite erratic in grist. At first sight this looks to range from Aran to double knit, slubby with quite a hard twist. It is strong enough to use as a warp, but being slubby will need some care in winding on.
In weaving terms it comes out at 5dpi sett for a plain weave, which is the range quoted for Aran.
50 metre 100g hank of hand spun yarn. Weight and length are approximate, please allow for variations in this hand made product.
