Blending Flax & Silk Without Any Tools | Spinning a Summer Yarn | September 2021 Fiber Club Tutorial

This ode to summer recipe is simple to follow and worthy of a craft day out in the sunshine with friends. Though it is so easy to do, you'll make it a regular on your blending days. In this video, we are showing you how easy it is to blend two fibers together to prepare them for hand spinning with no tools at all! Find these fibers and more on our website: www.paradisefibers.com
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Head over to our blog for the full written tutorial on blending Flax and Silk together on a Blending Board and without any tools at all. This recipe was featured in our September 2021 Fiber Club package with our newest colors of delightful and lustrous Dyed Mulberry Silk and Dyed Flax Top. blog.paradisefi...
Materials used in this video:
- Dyed Flax Top in the shade Lilac
- Dyed Mulberry Silk Top in the shade Jaipur Pink
- Lendrum DTC Folding Spinning Wheel: www.paradisefi...
When blended, the contrast and characteristics of Flax and Silk complement each other beautifully lending themselves to a wide variety of garments that require less memory and more drape.
Leave a comment letting us know what you would make with these electric summer colors.
The music in this video is Stellar Wind by Unicorn Heads.

[@lizg8259]

Can you add a voice over saying what the person is doing, this is inaccessible for those with little or no sight

[@m.w.4582]

Thank you!!!

[@theyarnalist6416]

Beautiful! But how do you finish the yarn for knitting or weaving after you've spun it? Normally, you boil linen in water with washing soda, but wouldn't that damage the silk?

[@Rowanstarr]

It is like making Dragon's Beard candy.

[@diy888story9]

Wow amazing, really beautiful.

[@pamyclark1263]

The background color on the table is hideous against the fiber colors.