Hi, June. I bet your idea would work just fine. I had a similar tangling problem with some brightly colored wool. I chopped it up into 1-2" lengths and "sprinkled" the pieces between contrasting-color layers on a drum carder. After a few runs through the carder, the resulting batts spun up very nicely into a great textured yarn. Do a sample to see what lengths work the best for you.
Mary Quoting June Oshiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
Hi again, I have now spent *hours* untangling this *%&$^! skein of 120/2 silk yarn and managed to save maybe 25 g. If I ever buy this yarn again, I'm buying it in the form where it's already wound on a cone. The biggest problem is that I can't find the right end to unwind. After some untangling, some easy winding, some cursing, I have probably 50+ g left in the hank with at least EIGHT ends dangling (there are a lot of knots in the skein, and many have come undone and left little strands here and there). None are the correct one - where I can easily begin unwinding. I spread the strands looking for loose ends, when I find one, I pull it to see if it'll unwind. Sometimes it will. Most times it won't. I've had it with this yarn. So... trying out that whole lemons and lemonade thing, can I cut it up into 2-3 inch pieces, dye it, and card it into wool like the sari silk stuff I'm seeing everywhere? Any reason that shouldn't work? Thanks, June
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