How to Make Yarn from Silk Hankies

[@MindfulCraftsMore]

Thanks so much for sharing this tutorial. I definitely want to try it.

[@laskatz3626]

Wow! Amazing. Thanks for sharing.

[@megpeterson2946]

This is cool! I wish I could think of the right project for this yarn

[@peachesfireside178]

Interesting never had heard of this before. i read the comments below, thank you for sharing the information of where to get these. I was thinking one would not want to use this for lace it seems the fibers would close up the holes. Thank you for sharing the snag prevention information!

[@jwatley313]

Great tutorial

[@jwatley313]

Thank you so much ..this should be fun

[@texxtilerdjpinnyc138]

Thank you for the heads-up about the yarn being so sticky in its raw forms, but what about after its knitted (or crocheted?) Can you make a garment without fear of being “velcrod” onto a piece of furniture or having all manner of fibers and hairs attach themselves to your clothing? Also, what sort of care the the resultant fabric require? Perhaps the answers to my questions are related.

[@thechillydog]

Generally, I hand wash and air dry (flat) any hand knit items that contain silk. Silk yarn is not "sticky" though. Silk is just about the slickest, smoothest fiber I know of. It can snag on everything in its raw form because each individual fiber is very fine, very strong and very long. Since each fiber is so fine it can easily get caught a piece of rough skin (sort of like a piece of dental floss catches in the cutter) Since each fiber is strong, it probably won't break when it gets caught and since each fiber is long, the end won't just slip free when it's caught. So even though you need to take care when working with silk hankies, you don't need to fret, silk yarn is not comparable to the hook and eyelet system.

[@jalexoneschanel1356]

My favorite think about silk hankies is that you can knit directly from them

[@FaithRichFidler]

Where did you purchase your hankies? I've never actually seen this product before.

[@thechillydog]

I got mine at Grandma's Spinning Wheel. It's my favorite yarn shop here in Tucson and in addition to yarn they carry a lot of fibers for spinning and weaving. If you can't find silk hankies at a local shop, Google "hand dyed silk hankies". There are a lot of independent dyers that sell them online.

[@Queenpushy]

Check out WetBellyFibers on Etsy

[@yliberal6355]

Where do you purchase these “silk hankies?”

[@thechillydog]

I got mine at my local yarn shop in Tucson. If you don't have a nearby yarn shop that carries them, you can find dyed ones online at Paradise Fibers, Webs, a number of indie dyers, and likely other online yarn shops as well. Try searching "dyed silk hankies", "mulberry silk hankies" or "mawata squares".

[@jalexoneschanel1356]

There also sellers on Etsy that produce and dye them. I just bought some undyed silk hankies from Wetbellyfibers on etsy to dye myself