Soya Silk?
Jonathan >
Here’s a handful of skeins I finished recently. The red and yellow strands are made with fine merino ; the black is natural Shetland ; but it’s the grey that’s interesting. Each of the two strands is variegated, with two shades of naturally brown-grey Blue-Faced Leicester, along with Soya fibre.
Soya fibre is fine and whispy, lustrous and velvet-smooth, and creamy in colour. Not unlike silk!
As it happens, I’ve been spinning some of this gorgeous stuff too – but got so carried away with it that I’ve managed to give myself RSI – which is maddening on all counts, but especially because I’ve just got to stop spinning for a while!
J > Well I hope that doesn’t happen to me!
D > I’ve been spinning so much over the past however many years, it’s a wonder I haven’t changed my name to Jenny!
I’ve been spinning over 30 years – and never had this trouble before. But I’ve been spinning fancy fibres recently (angora as well) and I put it down to the greater controls exercised on unusual fibres. It’s a right pain! ( in ever sense of that word)