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Recycled Silk & Recycled RayonYarns
All the yarns listed below are spun from weaving mill waste.  The leftover thrums from the looms are handspun in gleaming silk skeins.  Our yarns are "fair trade" meaning the spinners get paid a fair wage for their work.

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Kathmandu: Original
The original variety of Recycled Silk yarn.  Slightly over-twisted with bright colors and brilliant shine.
$16.00 per 200g skein
content: silk 
qty

 

Kathmandu: Bathed
This version of Kathmandu had a bath before its trip around the globe.  A commercial softer has given this yarn a super soft hand and more blended colors.
$17.00 per 200g skein
content: silk
qty

 



Hand Picked
Hand chosen for its even texture and twist, Hand Picked is spun from premium silk remnants.  Soft and luxurious, this recycled silk is the cream of the crop.

approx. 100yds per 100g skein
content: silk


pictured from the top:
Sea: $12.00 qty
Sky: $12.00 qty
Pastel I: $10.00 qty
Pastel II: $10.00 qty
Spiced Chai:  $10.00 qty
Dark:  $10.00 qty

 

Sari Ribbon
Something to make your project truly unique, this ribbon yarn is made from hand cut strips of silk fabrics hand sewn end to end. Perfect for freeform knitting and crochet, weaving, embellishing, embroidery, quilting techniques, and virtually any "edgy" project. The fabrics found in this yarn are generally silks with a little rayon or cotton and occasional metal threads.
10-20 mm wide

$7.50 per 50g skein, approx 25yds
content: silk, rayon, cotton metal threads

pictured from the top:
Greens: $7.50 qty
Blues: $7.50 qty
Reds: $7.50 qty
Golds:$7.50 qty
Multi: $7.50qty


Millefiori
A soft, slinky recycled rayon with a feathery soft "eyelash" texture.  "Millefiori" means little flowers which describes the varied colors of this yarn.

$12.00 per 200g skein
content: rayon
qty
 
(not pictured, solid)  Black qty 
 

Vegan
Recycled Silk without the silk.  This recycled yarn is spun from cotton and rayon remnants making it an animal friendly yarn. 

$10.00 per 200g skein
content: cotton & rayon
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Live Wire
Spun strips of silk fabric make this a funky, bright colored yarn.  Not a soft yarn.  Best suited for weaving rugs, doll hair, wall hangings and other non-wearables.
$15.00 per 200g skein
content: silk
qty   

 

Hand Picked: Stripe
This new hand picked recycled silk yarn is spun one color at a time, so it randomly stripes as you knit

$12.00 per 200g skein
content: silk
qty   
 


Silk Supreme
The highest quality Recycled Silk yarn available, this yarn is a fine gauge and perfectly spun.  Great for items requiring a smaller gauge and openwork patterns that need more defined stitches. 
$14.00 per 100g skein
content: silk
qty 
 

Our new Hand Picked Hues are
listed on this page. 


 


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