SilkyBoo{s} is a sport weight yarn of 51% mulberry (bombyx mori) silk and 49% bamboo spun in the mountains of Switzerland by Camenzind, who has been spinning silk since the mid 1800s.

Each 100 gm skein is 300 meters (approximately 328 yards) of gloriously soft and shiny yarn. It is elegant, easy to handle, knit and block, with a faint halo. Knits more like a heavy fingering than some other sport weight yarns. Like all silk and vegetable fiber yarns, SilkyBoo is not stretchy.

Hand washing is recommended. The dyes I use are low-impact Procion MX fiber reactive dyes, the same that I use for all dyedianadye garments and accessories. I use a cold water process, randomly distributing color, often in multiple baths to produce a glazed and layered effect. The result is no regular striping or predictable pooling. In addition, both the silk and linen fibers take up the dye. You will not have white linen strings or haze in this yarn.

All skeins within a lot or between lots will vary from one other. If your garment requires more than a single skein, consider alternating between skeins.

Base yarn spun in Switzerland and dyed by me in my Atlanta studio.

Caking your skein is an add-on option.

~ hand dyed with joy ~