tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7020052182194661163.post1376339688843341697..comments2024-02-28T21:46:40.217-05:00Comments on Odette's Obsessions: Way Outside My Comfort ZoneNinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07049476969325691637noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7020052182194661163.post-18394269902228105822011-02-17T00:10:24.671-05:002011-02-17T00:10:24.671-05:00I think there's a reason silk noil is a waste ...I think there's a reason silk noil is a waste product. They've just found a way to market it as a fiber enhancement to boost their bottom line. I don't like it either. But the mittens look great.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06432035940956042729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7020052182194661163.post-35441910175230523712011-02-16T18:26:26.080-05:002011-02-16T18:26:26.080-05:00Good for you! Some times working outside our comfo...Good for you! Some times working outside our comfort zone can have wonderfully unexpected benefits. The mittens do look lovely.Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7020052182194661163.post-70505914395260492162011-02-16T09:47:02.333-05:002011-02-16T09:47:02.333-05:00I agree, the silk noil has loads of scrappy shelly...I agree, the silk noil has loads of scrappy shelly bits in, probably this is what makes it feel itchy? I didn't blend my first batch, dyed it and made rolags and even though the spinning was a bit on the rougher side, I like the terry like yarn that came out of it. the next batch was blended into some wool and gave a nice tweed effect - maybe it depends on the amounts used?<br />I hope your mittens become softer after washing, it's no fun to go through all that work to end up with unwearables:((Woolly Bitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11961632742998726155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7020052182194661163.post-56757542080138050602011-02-15T15:00:11.214-05:002011-02-15T15:00:11.214-05:00I like silk noil fabric, as long as it's high ...I like silk noil fabric, as long as it's high quality; the lower grades often have bits of bug in them, and I find them itchy. It makes sense, though - noil spinning is basically a last-ditch effort to save silk waste from being discarded; it has all the parts that nobody wants. I'm sure you wouldn't enjoy wool nearly as much if all you could ever get was bad second cuts, lots of dung tags, yolk, and scurf! Of course, I'm very biased in favor of reeled silk.... :)Daddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03495668097562584397noreply@blogger.com