Blend and Spin with Wild Silk

Heavenly Bresser

Friday PM

Wild silks are unique, exquisite fibers that are perfect for the handspinner’s stash. When compared to bombyx silk, they are less slippery, shorter, and often easier to spin. These silks are quite desirable and great candidates for blending especially considering their beautiful range in natural colors. Let’s go wild and learn special blending techniques and get comfortable with blending a variety of wild silk with handcards. Then, we'll take them to wheel or spindle for a spin. Heavenly will also demonstrate how to blend with wild silks using a blending board. You'll leave this session knowing how to create colorful, elegant, and sophisticated blends that are worthy of spinning.

Skill level: Intermediate - Must have some handspinning experience and some carding experience with handcards.

Material Fee: $20 variety of wild silk fibers for blending

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Student Supplies:

Student or regular-sized handcards.
Students should bring fiber for blending: 3 ounces of fine or medium wool for blending with wild silk. This can be top or clean fleece.

Spindle or spinning wheel in working order with an empty bobbin.

Homework: None