Description
Hand dyed silk hankies have rich and vibrant colours. Use them to spin, felt, weave, knit or crochet and they will add a wonderful pop of colour and texture in your projects.
Silk Hankies (also known as Mawata) are made when the Silk moth’s cocoon is degummed and then hand stretched over a frame and dried, forming a thin sheet of silk fibre. Here is a video showing how they are made.
FELTING: Silk hankies add wonderful textures and colours to a felted piece. You can use them as they are or cut them into shapes. Click here for some additional information on felting with Mawata Silk Hankies
SPINNING: They are easy to spin with. Poke a hole in the middle and stretch out the square in to a tube of silk, then pull in to the desired thickness. Alternatively you can spin from the one corner. Give it a light spin or knit with it as is. Click here for some additional information on spinning with Mawata SilkHankies.
Each hankie can be separated into several fine layers.
