How to Make Yarn from Silk Hankies

Last updated on Dec 11, 2023

There is absolutely no spinning in this project.

A few weeks ago I was at Grandma's Spinning Wheel (my favorite Tucson yarn shop) and the owner handed me a stack of beautifully dyed silk hankies. She explained to me how you can peel apart the fine layers of stretched out silk cocoons, draft it into yarn and start just start knitting.

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