Okay, so I decided that I didn’t want to spend my last few days at home working away at the flax. The question was what should I spin instead. I finally settled on the silk hankie, which I planned to pair with the fall fleece. 
I must say, it’s a lot more fun than flax. Just very clingy. I thought silk roving was bad, but this tops it. It’s like when you’re hot gluing something, and you get one of those long strings of ultra thin stuff. Only there’s a lot more of them.
Setting that aside, I’m really enjoying the spinning process, and look at the gorgeous shine and color I’m getting! I am now skulking about on the internet, trying to find inexpensive silk hankies for dyeing.
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While reorganizing my stash I ran across the un-dyed silk hankies I bought at the SAFF, and I was immediately seized with the desire to dye them in shades of green.
Silk Hankies
Then, since one wasn’t enough for very much yarn, I decided to dye some of the Iowa fleece to go with it in the rather fall shades of chestnut, gold, and crimson. I know we’re barely into spring as it is, but I thought it would look nice.
If you’ve never heard of a “silk hankie” before, it’s quite a neat little contraption. When the silk worm is born (or killed, whichever), you de-gum the cocoon and spread it out onto a little square frame. One by itself is practically non-existent, so you layer multiples on top of each other, and eventually wind up with what looks like a handkerchief made out of silk.
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