Not Quite Perfect - 30/2 Bombyx Silk – Quarry

These skeins of silk have minor imperfections such as striation. 100% Bombyx silk spun in Switzerland. 30/2 silk is available in 100 g skeins with 1,650 yds/skein (7,500 yds/lb). This silk produces a lusciously soft fabric. We recommend that when winding your warp you wind with 2 ends in your hand. This will reduce the number of interlacements going through your lease sticks and make winding on much easier. If you can’t buy two skeins, then wind your single skein into two balls. It is also advisable to wind this silk onto spools or if using a ball winder to put a sleeve on the ball winder. Access the yarn from the outside of the ball rather than the inside. For optimum drape we sett 30/2 silk it at 28 epi for Plain Weave and 30 for Twill. Check out Jane’s Master Sett Chart for ideas and setts for combining silk with other fibres.