Description
Fibre: 40% Rambouillet wool, 20% Cormo wool, 15% Punta Arenas wool, 20% Tussah silk, and 5% Mulberry silk noil (approx amounts)
Weight 100g (3.5oz) 4 x 25g in each set.
I carded these batts so you can dye them yourself! I recently experimented with dyeing my batts AFTER I carded them. The results were interesting.
There are four 25g (0.88oz) batts in a set.
They've been carded once, with the different wools and silks layered throughout. Each batt starts with Rambouillet wool, then a bit of tussah silk, mulberry silk noil, and then some Cormo wool, tussah silk, silk noil, and then Punta Arenas wool, then tussah silk, and silk noil, until all the fibre is on the carder.
To prepare them for dyeing, I twist them into balls as this helps prevent the fibres from tangling and sticking to your hands. Soak them in room temperature water with a sprinkle of citric acid. The silk noil will take a long time to fully soak. You can add a tiny amount of wool wash as a wetting agent to speed this process. Once you're happy that the fibre is totally soaked you can dye them as you would if you were dyeing top or roving. The prep is a lot more delicate than wool top as carding separates the fibres.
Avoid agitating them once they're warm. Once the water in the dyebath is clear, leave to cool to room temperature (that's the hardest bit!). Gently squeeze out the water from each batt and let them soak in a bath of room temperature water to remove any citric acid. Then leave to dry.
You will receive a set of 4 x 25g (0.88oz) batts
Please note: They contain Mulberry silk noil which is a waste product from the silk spinning industry. The noil will contain bits of cocoon and may also contain non-silk threads.