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Sari yarn!
Aug. 24th, 2006 04:14 pmI've been meaning to get some of this for ages and finally got around to it, and it's even nicer than I'd anticipated.
Note to non-knitters: "sari yarn" is recycled silk yarn. Old saris are unraveled and the fibers are respun into silk yarn. The colors are brilliant. The hand varies, depending on how the fabric is treated (some is stiffer than others). It's generally (always?) fair trade, so that helps with some of the "omigod more yarn?" thing.
Usually there's a fair mix of colors, but the stuff I got was more consistent. First, I got some that's from the darker parts of the sari (you can also get it that's all from lighter/brighter parts as well):
( Sari yarn, darks )
Then, I got some that's made from mostly red fibers (you can get other colorways as well, but I like red). You can also get it that's been painted if you want a dominant color, but I didn't care as much for those, and I quite liked the colors made by separating out fibers before spinning:
( Sari yarn, reds )
The red is spun a bit finer than the dark; it seems a bit more supple, and there's 120-150 yards on a 100g skein, as opposed to the about 90 yards on a 100g skein of the dark. But they're both amazing.
Note to non-knitters: "sari yarn" is recycled silk yarn. Old saris are unraveled and the fibers are respun into silk yarn. The colors are brilliant. The hand varies, depending on how the fabric is treated (some is stiffer than others). It's generally (always?) fair trade, so that helps with some of the "omigod more yarn?" thing.
Usually there's a fair mix of colors, but the stuff I got was more consistent. First, I got some that's from the darker parts of the sari (you can also get it that's all from lighter/brighter parts as well):
( Sari yarn, darks )
Then, I got some that's made from mostly red fibers (you can get other colorways as well, but I like red). You can also get it that's been painted if you want a dominant color, but I didn't care as much for those, and I quite liked the colors made by separating out fibers before spinning:
( Sari yarn, reds )
The red is spun a bit finer than the dark; it seems a bit more supple, and there's 120-150 yards on a 100g skein, as opposed to the about 90 yards on a 100g skein of the dark. But they're both amazing.
