Silk Work Techniques
Some of the techniques and equipment used to make yarn out of silk:
this is how I got started - basic equipment, simple
technique
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this is how I reel silk now; it has been improved
by a couple of years of work and research!
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this style of reeling uses very simple equipment and
a single kettle.
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hankies, or mawatas, are spread-out cocoons used for
spinning.
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the process of making a yarn from the cocoons of this
North American wild silkmoth.
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how to remove the sericin, or silk gum, from raw silk. | |
the process for acid-dyeing silk yarns. | |
the silk glands can be removed and stretched to make a special kind of line which is used for fly fishing and surgical sutures. Note: this page has a partial dissection. | |
this innovative technology helped to build the Japanese cottage industry for silk during the late Edo period. | |
these are some of the reeled silks I've made | |
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Click on the play button to watch the video.
This is from an HGTV segment I did which aired January 2007.
The segment shows silkworms, reeling, and tablet weaving.