morus retorde from Bart & Francis

morus retorde

from Bart & Francis
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
200 yards
(183 meters)
50 grams
(1.76 ounces)
28.0 sts
= 4 inches
US 1 - 7 or 2.25 - 4.5mm
85% Silk - Tussah
15% Wool
singles plied w/binder
yes

combination of natural crispy tussah silk
retorde by a black fine merino wool thread
it is done in an angle were you will never have a striping patten effect, not in knitting and not in weaving
it is all in the way the angle of the black is curled around the crispy silk

this thread is also a dream to color by hand