Recycled Silk & Recycled Rayon Yarns
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
A multi-purpose recycled silk yarn. Soft and silky it makes lovely scarves and shawls on sz 9 and up.  Knit on size 7 needles or smaller it holds shape well for bags and other items.
$16.00 per 200g skein
content: silk 
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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
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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 qty  
Sky: $12 qty 
Pastel I: $10 qty  
Pastel II: $10 qty  
Spiced Chai:  $10  qty  
  Dark:  $10  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 some rayon or cotton and 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:  $7.50  qty  



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
Multi-colored  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 100g 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
     


Our new Hand Picked Hues are
listed on this page. 


 

 


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