Soft Silk is a soft and rustic bourette silk, also known as raw silk. A beautiful silk that ensures a great result. Because of the silks' qualities: warm in winter and cooling on a hot summer day.
Due to the high proportion of silk glue (whose smell dissipates relatively quickly), the bourette silk is said to have a natural healing power - it also has anti-inflammatory effects and soothes the skin.
Nature is important, therefore Soft Silk is dyed with AZO free and Oeko-Tex certified dyes, this means that the dye process is gentle to the environment.
Soft Silk is spun and dyed by a small mill in India.
There may be excess dye in some of the colours. We therefore recommend to rinse the yarn in cold water before use; finish with a rinse of water with a little vinegar added to it. Always wash in cold water.
SPECIFICATIONS:
Weight/Ply: fingering weight / 4ply
Fibre: 100% Silk (Bourette)
Metreage: 350 m / 382 yds
Skein/Ball size: 100 g
Needle size: 3.00 - 4.0mm / US 2.5 – 6
Recommended gauge: 20 = 10cm/4″