How to: Spinning Silk Hankies

There arn't many vids out there about how to work with silk hankies and how to spin with them. There is a clicking sound in the background, not sure what it is from, or why it is in there, but you will have to ignore it as I am unable to remove it without removing the sound completely. I also found that you can easily roll the silk "roving" into a ball. I tend to do this when I need a lot of silk to ply with another single so that way it does not take as long to make the yarn. It's a great way to kill time at the relatives place!
You can find silk hankies online at ebay through store Legacy Studio via seller albertarugger.

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[officermom50]

Do you like spinning with the silk? I am having a hell of a time with wool. But I am just starting.

[CforG R]

Not really. They are a pain in the arse to work with but they are sOOOooo pretty when dyed.

[maefeest]

Your not fat. You have the classic fiber artist body, be proud of it. :D

[CforG R]

Teeheehee!!! :D

[KrazySteev]

When you say you do 2-ply, what is that/how do you do that? I've just started watching and becoming hooked this evening! :)

[CforG R]

2-ply means there are two strands being spun together (in the opposite direction that were spun in) to create a thicker, plyed, yarn. I'm sure you have learned this already since your question is over 8 months old. Youtube kidnapped a lot of the comments made on my vids & I am just now finding them & approving (or deleting...whichever needs to be done because some people are just rude & obnoxious so they don't need to be dignified) as I come across them.

[CforG R]

I have. It's a lot of work though. I don't do much growing of silkworms anymore. It was fun to learn!

[mermaidsable]

you did a really good job on the video and if you feel bad about yourself dont you are a self confidence woman and im sure no one would make fun of you and i can already tell that you do have confidence in yourself.

[biancaaac]

cool!

[pceflwrgrl]

I got a silk hankie dyed peacock and I was wondering how to use it. I'm considering growing my own silk worms in the future to harvest my own silk hankies and thread. So this kinda gave me a brief introduction. Thanks.

[mountainrunner68]

Thanks for sharing this video. I think you might be too hard on yourself - you are after all spending your time to share your knowledge with others. I'm just getting into this myself, and was given an antique spinning wheel as a birthday gift from my parents. The wheel did need some adjustment, but I was able to find someone to help out through the local spinners/weavers organization, and the wheel is now in tip-top shape - that would be the wheel though, not me (lol).