Comments about Great Adirondack Mulberry Silk Roving:

Spun laceweight to combine with another strand of wool for knitting a baby bonnet. It is easy to spin if you spin from the fold and loosen the fibers up beforehand. Don't try to spin it from the end as in worsted spinning. Pull off lengths of about one foot and then as you strip them into thirds they will automatically loosen enough to spin well. This is all from trial and error. I think the compactedness is from the dyeing but I have dyed silk like this myself and didn't have this problem, leading to easier spinning. There are hardly any noils in this silk so the finished product is a beautiful, even shiny single and I think the price is great. Just follow the guidelines for silk spinning and it will be perfect.

Comments about Great Adirondack Mulberry Silk Roving:

I own cashmere goats so I spin one strand cashmere and one strand silk and the plied yarn is so beautiful and soft.

Comments about Great Adirondack Mulberry Silk Roving:

This dyed silk is lustrous and very lovely. The roving is so dense, however, that the fiber needs to be opened up considerably before you'll be able to spin with it. Here and there are small snags that need to be picked out, unless you don't mind slubs in the finished yarn. Because it's not reeled silk, it won't make a perfectly smooth yarn, but it does make a pretty yarn with a little bit of texture to it. It can be spun extremely fine. Remember that when plied, the colors will blend together.