tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530730244987934935.post5326939209784048224..comments2023-05-27T09:58:34.608-04:00Comments on Woolen Diversions: Silk SadnessAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084243860497287716noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530730244987934935.post-40654466618707456092012-08-03T10:58:08.997-04:002012-08-03T10:58:08.997-04:00I'll have to try bamboo sometime.I'll have to try bamboo sometime.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13084243860497287716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530730244987934935.post-26969124884068701562012-08-03T10:57:55.602-04:002012-08-03T10:57:55.602-04:00Yeah, it definitely feels spider-web-y when it doe...Yeah, it definitely feels spider-web-y when it does that.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13084243860497287716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530730244987934935.post-71531661405407535122012-08-03T10:57:36.770-04:002012-08-03T10:57:36.770-04:00Thanks! Glad to hear I'm not the only one.Thanks! Glad to hear I'm not the only one.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13084243860497287716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530730244987934935.post-45746791491143648652012-07-31T18:47:58.591-04:002012-07-31T18:47:58.591-04:00I never spun silk. I have tried bamboo, and it was...I never spun silk. I have tried bamboo, and it was similar I can imagine, but in a hank form so not quite a silk hankie. I hope it works out for you.Lisa-24-7https://www.blogger.com/profile/04346850898084786458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530730244987934935.post-64382908112282200802012-07-31T14:02:30.413-04:002012-07-31T14:02:30.413-04:00I have never spun silk, but I have a silk/merino b...I have never spun silk, but I have a silk/merino blend roving so maybe spinning it like that will help? I actually have just never been a silk fan I hate how it always catches. (The dry hands of a knitter :P) That hat looks amazing though!Zoeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17279351914869449231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4530730244987934935.post-40565931273019342032012-07-31T10:29:03.789-04:002012-07-31T10:29:03.789-04:00I didn't really enjoy spinning with silk eithe...I didn't really enjoy spinning with silk either, I agree, it just doesn't feel very natural. I know a lot of knitters that just draft it and then knit with it, which I've always thought would be more fun than spinning with it. I hope you can get some help! At the very least, that hat is gorgeous!Pumpkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11334868491094133451noreply@blogger.com