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Title: Recycled sari silk yarn Post by: JGorse on March 15, 2008, 01:57:54 PM After trawling through the internet for months, I've yet to come up with a FAIR price for buying recycled sari silk yarn. It varies from about £4 to £11 per skein/100g.
I want to have a go at making a bag from it and wondered if anybody has seen any yarn or knows of any at a realistic price. Title: Re: Recycled sari silk yarn Post by: EJ on March 15, 2008, 02:11:31 PM How much do you need? I would expect a skein goes a long way as it is lightweight.
Title: Re: Recycled sari silk yarn Post by: EJ on March 15, 2008, 02:16:34 PM And do you want sari ribbon or the yarn which is spun from sari silk?
Title: Re: Recycled sari silk yarn Post by: JGorse on March 15, 2008, 02:21:38 PM There are apparently 2 different grades of the yarn EJ. First & Second. Supposedly first grade is coarser and better for bags and non-wearables.
It's just something I've wanted to do for quite a while now - I'd probably crochet it so it'll take a bit more yarn than knitting. I haven't seen the ribbon if I'm honest! There is quite alot of it around on the internet, but getting it at a fair price isn't easy. Title: Re: Recycled sari silk yarn Post by: EJ on March 15, 2008, 02:27:13 PM Fibrecrafts (http://www.fibrecrafts.com/ProductDetail.asp?Level1=5&Level2=1&Level3=73&PID=5762&Action=&FromPage=2) have it at £3.75/100g inc VAT.
Title: Re: Recycled sari silk yarn Post by: JGorse on March 15, 2008, 03:11:11 PM Thanks EJ. Good wombling as ever! I've emailed them for advice.
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