Undyed Mulberry Silk Hankies Natural for Felting, Spinning, Weaving,Fiber Crafts - $22 - (Kitchener, ON)

Silk hankies are silk fibers which have been hand-worked to obtain very thin layers. It’s created by piercing a hole in a silkworm’s cocoon, pulling it from the hole and then stretching the cocoon over a frame. This creates a square shaped web of delicate but strong squares of tissue-thin gorgeously soft silk fibers. A final product is made up of multiple squares of cocoons stacked together into a pile. These silk hankies are easy to dye, using acid or protein dyes, perfect for wide range of crafting projects – nuno and wet felting, silk paper making, hand-painting, can be spun on spindle or wheel, pulled into a thread and knitted up as is – possibilities are endless. TOP QUALITY: Un-dyed organic eco-friendly Mulberry silk hankies, very thin and delicate. Approx. size is 26x26cm (10x10in), listing is for 100g (3.5oz).FOR FELTING: Must be used in combination with wool; Silk Hankies are great for use in wet and nuno felting, it gives a rich texture and pleasant shine when used as a décor.FOR SPINNING AND KNITTING: Silk Hankies can be spun on its own or blended with wool and other fibers. The resulting yarns are very soft and great for your knitting and weaving projects, or it can be used to knit without spinning. FOR DYEING: Easy to dye or hand-paint; you can use either acid or fibre reactive dyes, or even natural dyes.FOR MIXED MEDIA CRAFTS: Use it for embroidery threats, crochet, paper making, scrap-booking, textile projects, other art objects.

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