50 metre / 100g hank of yarn made from recycled sari silk and by-products from silk production – each hand spun hank is uniquely spun on drop spindles by co-operatives of women crafters, these special yarns contribute to local industry and help to ensure nothing is wasted during the production and weaving of silk saris. Please note that each hank will vary in gauge, texture, colour, the amount of twist and we will try to match hanks as closely as possible where more than one is ordered.
Weight and length are approximate, please allow for variations in this hand made product.
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.
