Yesterday I took a little break from the wool I’m spinning for the Tour de Fleece and started working with the silk cap I bought at the Estes Park Wool Market. I had never before bought silk in a cap form, so I thought it would be fun to try. Here’s what it looked like before I started:
Following the instructions I’ve read in a few places, including Knitty.com, I separated a thin sheet from the rest of the cap like so:
Here’s a single sheet of the silk:
As you can see, there was already a hole starting to form at the middle, so I just made it a little bigger and started pulling and lengthening it so it started to resemble a piece of circular roving.
Next, I broke it at at thin part and continued to pull it out into a thin roving. Here’s the result:
I’ve just started to spin it on my Bosworth mini drop spindle. I plan to spin it as fine as I can, and eventually turn it into a 2-ply. Fun stuff!
Have you spun silk before? How did you prepare and spin it?
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Your doing exactly what I do when I spin caps. FYI, if the silk sticks to your hands a lot then exfoliate and moisturize your hands before you pick the silk up. I love the colors
Thanks, @Cheekyredhead, for the compliment and the tip.
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