When I did the knitting with Mawata demo for my spinning group, I put together a bibliography that I thought I might as well share with all of you. These are just the resources that I know about at this time - I'm sure there's more out there!
Spinning Silk
Bibliography (with emphasis on Mawata, but a little of everything else, too)
1. Spinning Silk: Sensous, Successful Yarns
from Luxurious Silk (DVD) Sara Lamb
Great process video – she spins (and you get to watch
closeups and spin along with her) the whole time she is talking about what
she’s doing. Excellent for
learning/practicing. Not a great source
for mawata spinning (she even says that she doesn’t like to spin mawata) but
fabulous for everything else about silk spinning.
2. Spinning Luxury Fibers (DVD) Judith
MacKenzie – 3 disc set - disc one is all about silk
Always relaxing and fun to learn from Judith (a wealth of
lore and a lifetime of experience) – includes a great section on spinning
mawata.
3. Spin-Off Presents: All About Silk
(eBook)
Silkworm lore (wild and cultivated), mawata spinning and
dyeing, spinning fat silk singles, spinning for weaving, spinning embroidery
thread
4. A Guide to
Spinning Silk Fibers + Free Knitting, Weaving, Crochet, and Embroidery Projects
Using Silk Fiber (free eBook)
Spinning silk for knitting (hat project) and weaving (pillow
project) in the same colorway, spinning and chain ply/Navajo ply for crochet
and beaded rope (necklace/bracelet) project, spinning embroidery thread and
small embroidered badge/medal project.
5. Spinning Silk
Hankies photo tutorial
7. Spinning Silk caps
(like mawata, only a different shape) tutorial
8. Spin-Off magazine
Winter 1999 “Wild Silks Part One”
Spring 2000 “Wild Silks Part Two”
Summer 2001 “Learn to Spin Silk with Sara Lamb”
9. YouTube (only one of many available videos – this one is recommended
by Blue Moon Fiber Arts and WormSpit)
10. A great reference page on spinning all kinds of
silk preparations, with info on spinning mawata (though I predraft more than
they do) and links to more videos!
http://www.treenwaysilks.com/kc-spin.php
http://www.treenwaysilks.com/kc-spin.php
11. Silkworm rancher
and silk reeler/weaver – tons of info about the dear wee beasties that make
silk (domestic and wild) as well as tons of info on how to process their
product.
I have not used this book, nor do I have it yet, but include
it because it is referenced by many who work with silk (especially dyers).
Her current website (below) has mostly fabrics and yarns and
natural dyes, including kits for dying silk, plus organically raised in the US
“peace silk” cocoons (no silkworms were killed, but were instead allowed to
hatch out).
Shopping: (these
are just a few of my current favorites – mostly local Pacific Northwest-ish
vendors, though the silk probably mostly comes from China
or India)
above is the link for mawatas, but she also has lots of silk
top and silk blends (below)
in lots of colorways
Great source of silk and silk lore, plus beautiful hand-dyed
colors in fibers, yarns, silk ribbon, and kits.
Also undyed silk of all kinds (Bombyx, Tussah, Eri, Muga) in
different preparations (sliver, bricks, noil, laps, etc., including undyed Bombyx
mawata) as well as yummy blends (with camel, cashmere, yak, etc.) http://www.treenwaysilks.com/productlist.php?category=16
Seattle
store with lots of spinning fibers including silks, blends, mawata, noil, etc.
– natural and dyed
https://weavingworks.com/blogs/news/spinning-silk-hankies
https://weavingworks.com/blogs/news/spinning-silk-hankies
https://weavingworks.com/products/frabjous-fibers-hand-dyed-silk-hankies?_pos=3&_sid=6c9d26803&_ss=r - colors! semi-solids and multi-color gradients
https://weavingworks.com/products/dhg-dyed-silk-hankies?_pos=2&_sid=6c9d26803&_ss=r - solid/semi-solid colors
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