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The New Plant Fiber Sampler!!
With one ounce each of the four fibers: Soy Silk, Bamboo Top, Carbonized Bamboo, and Ramie...$9.00  #349012

Read more about these fibers below, and on the ramie page.

Soy Silk, Natural: $1.85 an ounce or $14.50 per 1/2 lb.  #589100

Soy Silk is made from the waste of the Tofu manufacturing process... making it environmentally friendly and very cutting edge! This amazing fiber is soft, lustrous, and a pleasure to spin, knit and weave. It's getting rave reviews from our customers worldwide.

Using your Acid or Natural dyes, you can create amazing colors with Soy Silk. The colors wick into the fiber immediately and are bright and strong. 

Spin Soy Silk alone or blend it with your favorite wool. Jonelle recommends 25% fine wool to add memory and bounce but maintain the delightful softness and luster of the Soy Silk.

Soy Silk is commercially viable and emulates silk in quality, luster, and softness.

Soysilk, White: $2.10 an ounce or $16.50 per 1/2 lb.  #589101

Please note, it's a creamy off-white, not a pure white. 

For Hand-Dyed Soy Silk, Click Here.
For Soy Silk/Wool Blends, Click Here.

Bamboo Top:  $1.20 an ounce or $9.60 per 1/2lb.  #589103

Carbonized Bamboo Top: $2.00 an ounce or $16.00 per 1/2lb.  #589128

According to the American Chemical Society, in 1879, Thomas Edison invented the first incandescent light bulb.  It  used electricity to heat a thin strip of material, called a filament, until it glowed. Edison may also have created the first commercial carbon fiber. Early filaments, were made from bamboo slivers which were formed into the proper size and shape then baked them at high temperatures. Since bamboo consists mostly of cellulose, a natural linear polymer made of repeating units of glucose, the filament was “carbonized,” when heated. It became a true carbon copy of the starting material — an all-carbon fiber with the same exact shape. Tungsten wire soon displaced these carbon filaments, but they were still used on U.S. Navy ships as late as 1960 because they withstood ship vibrations better than tungsten.

Bamboo carbon fiber, called Black Gold or Black Diamond by those in the industry, is resistant to ultra violet rays and possesses anti-odor properties. It also adjusts well to both humidity and dryness

Black Diamond is a dream to spin. The top glides from your hand and the natural gun metal grey color is mesmerizing. Blend it with your favorite grey or black wool for amazing results. This fiber will keep you up late dreaming!

Silk Latte: $5.00 an ounce.  #589104
Made from the proteins in milk, then extruded like soy silk.  Natural buttery/creamy color.

Corn Fiber: White.  Made from corn protein.  Will melt at temperatures over 300 degrees Fahrenheit. $3.15 per oz. or $25.00 per 1/2lb.  #589102

NEW!! SeaCell Top: Ecru.  Made from seaweed.  $5.65 per oz. or $45.00 per 1/2lb.  #589140

Viscose Rayon Top:  White.  Made from cellulose (wood pulp).  $11.00 per 1/2lb.  #119107

Tencel Top: White, $12.50 per 1/2lb.  #119112 

Blending Nylon: White, $2.00 per ounce.  #119455
While it can be spun alone, it is most often blended with wool or other fibers for strength, such as in sock heels and toes.  It can be carded to blend, or spun and plied with another strand of wool, etc.

Firestar: Green, Red, or Tropic..  $1.85 per ounce.  Please specify item number when ordering (see below).  Photos do not do this fiber justice.  It is so shiny and fiery.  Hence the name Firestar!

Crystal Metallic Blending Fiber:  $2.85 per 1/2 ounce.  Please specify item number when ordering (see below).  Shredded Mylar and metallic film, for blending with any fibers.  Soft and easy to card.  A little of this fiber goes a long ways in blending.  Photos do not do this fiber justice.  The colors flash and change depending on how the light hits them.  

Crystal Metallic, Gold #109471	Crystal Metallic, Bronze #109497	Crystal Metallic, Copper #109498	Crystal Metallic, Silver #109476
Crystal Metallic, Blue Flash #109499	Crystal Metallic, Golden Flash  #109474	Crystal Metallic, Green Flash #109500	Crystal Metallic, Mardi Gras #109496
Crystal Metallic, Rose Lilac #109469	Crystal Metallic, Magenta #109475	Crystal Metallic, Ruby Slipper #109472	Crystal Metallic, Lapis #109473
Crystal Metallic, Emerald #109470	Crystal Metallic, Flamingo #109517	Crystal Metallic, Lemon Burst #109518

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