Silk Laps, Turquoise , 1014-07, mulberry silk, nuno, wet felting, spinning fiber, art yarn, handspinning, felting fiber, corespinning Wensleydale NO sparkle

Silk Laps, Turquoise , 1014-07, mulberry silk, nuno, wet felting, spinning fiber, art yarn, handspinning, felting fiber, corespinning Wensleydale NO sparkleHand dyed mulberry silk laps. Cut across the grain about six inches staple length. The camera refuses to capture the richness of this color. it is a vivid medium dark turquoise, very saturated. A gorgeous color!! What is a silk lap?? When silk cocoons are carded, the shorter, clumpier fibers are left behind on the carding machine drum. The fibers build up and then they are removed in big sheets (each sheet is one lap around the drum). Silk laps are

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