Quality: 10-300
Content: 100% Silk
Construction: Kibiso
Units: 15g skeins (approx 9m)
Metres/kg: 600
Suggested epi: Not recommended for warp
Knitting: use big needles, as this yarn is very stiff
Price: 15g "bobbins" $6.50
We also have larger skeins of this yarn; $329/kg.
"Kibiso" is the first silk that comes off the cocoons in industrial silk spinning. As the sericin-laden floss is being pulled off the cocoon, it is barely twisted and put on drums. From there it is wound into skeins of amazingly stiff, crunchy yarn. You wouldn't want to wear this yarn next to your skin. But if you're looking for something with tremendous body for 3D or sculptural pieces, this yarn has Attitude!
We've put together small amounts of this amazing yarn so you can be creative and experimental with it! Each little cardboard bobbin has about 9m of kibiso. It dyes amazingly, due to the heavy sericin coating on the silk. And if you soak it in soda ash, it will get softer and flossier. But don't expect it to be a soft, luxurious silk yarn. Instead, expect it to be a quirky, unique, distinctive, sculptural material.
If you'd like to order a larger skein of this yarn, send your request on this form.
