dyed silk fibres and ribbons on silk fusion

silk fusion with embedded ribbon and stamped

We have a great selection of hand–dyed silk fibres for all your creative needs!

Use them in your silk fusion, felting, stitching, embellishing, collage, paper arts, stamping and spinning.

Funky Silk Fibres
	Degummed Throwsters Silk A by-product of the twisting of filament in the reeled silk industry, it is unlike any other fibre on the market and an inexpensive source of high quality, long silk fibre. It can be handled in several ways to create textured or smooth, shiny yarns and can also be an inexpensive source of silk for blending. The curly texture of this fibre is a fun way to add texture and colour to your quilting, stitching, needle felting, silk fusion and other fibre arts.
	Silk Cocoons The cocoon is the metamorphosis home of the silkworm. It is spun in one continuous thread almost a mile long. The cocoons vary in size. Most of them are an oval shape. They can be cut, dyed, painted and sewn.
	Carrier Silk Rods These slit tubes are the by-product of reeling silk from the cocoon. Rods are 5 - 6" (13–15cm) long when stretched out; there may be some short pieces and partially wound cocoons in the mix. They are wonderfully textural for stitching, silk fusion and any application needing depth. They can be pressed flat or pulled apart to reveal the interesting criss-cross of the fibres.
	Silk Hankies Hankies (also known as mawata) are a ten inch square of silk fibre held together by a "selvedge." They can be used in silk fusion, needle felting, stitched onto fabric, spun into thread and more.
	Carded Silk Cocoon Strippings This fibre is the first silk extruded by the silkworm and looks like slightly disorganized puffs of carded fibre. It can be spun into fairly smooth yarn with a matte appearance. Or use it to add texture and color to your collage, silk fusion, needle felting and stitching work.

Funky Fibre Collection

Five types of funky silk fibres available in four colorways. Each package contains a selection of the colors shown.

Degummed Throwsters Silk	Silk Cocoons	Silk Carrier Rods	Silk Hankies	Carded Silk Cocoon Strippings

APPLE FESTIVAL

Apple Festival is organized by Captain Apple (Harry Burton) who lives on Salt Spring Island, BC. Reds, pinks, yellows greens and bark represent the crisp and tasty apple festival.

FALL FAIR

Fall Fair is an event a rural community looks forward to all year. Fall Fair is made up of harvest colors including oranges, burgundy, soft greens and earthy browns.

SATURDAY MARKET

Saturday Market is a fun and fascinating destination for locals as well as the many visitors to Salt Spring Island, BC. Saturday Market provides a rainbow of primary colors.

SEA CAPERS

Sea Capers celebrates the maritime tradition of a small island. Blues, turquoises, greys and purples represent the fun of sea capers.

Each package contains a selection of the above colors.

• Degummed Throwster's Silk	7g	$4.90
• Silk Cocoons	10 cocoons	$5.25
• Silk Carrier Rods	7g	$6.00
• Silk Hankies	10g	$13.25
• Carded Silk Cocoon Strippings	7g	$4.90

Great for experimenting!

Add texture and color to your silk fusion, spinning, collage, paper arts, mixed media, quilting, embellishing and more.

East pack contains 20g (0.7oz) of dyed silk fibres including:

Silk Cocoons • Silk Carrier Rods • Silk Hankies • Degummed Throwsters Silk

Choose from 6 color combos! Each color combo includes a selection of colors from the list below:

$21.60 / each


Wild Berries	Summer Sunrise	Eat Your Greens	Coastal Waters	Winter Night Sky	Freshly Ploughed Fields

Colours:
Wild Berries: #12 Pomegranate, #20 Bordello, #43 Harlequin, #209 Wild Bordeaux, #210 Berry Blaze
Summer Sunrise: #31 Cantaloupe, #32 Salmonberry, #36 Sun Dance, #37 Maize, #202 Electric Dijon
Eat Your Greens: #39 Tasmanian Myrtle, #40 Winter Sage, #951 Tequila Sunrise, #952 Pheasant Green, #212 100 Acre Wood
Coastal Waters: #9 Emerald Green, #10 Malachite, #18 Dragonfly, #19 Turkish Bath, #214 Glacier
Winter Night Sky: #6 Lapis Lazuli, #7 Bachelor's Button, #956 Periwinkle, #219 Silk Pyjamas, #220 Persian Night
Freshly Ploughed Fields: #33 Tiramisu, #9511 Creme Brulee, #9515 Ochre, #225 Captain Olive, #226 November Maverick
→ See the color chart

Please note: Colors appear differently in different computer moniters.

Creative Silk Pack Projects
Wild Berries Hanging Bag	Coastal Water Fishes

Winter Night Sky Clutch

→ See natural silk fibres

Projects with Funky Silk Fibres

silk fusion with carrier silk rods and cocoon strippings

vessel made with silk hankies and gloss varnish

At Treenway we cut and manipulate the quirky and colorful silk fibres to make earrings, flowers and tassels, create shapes, add texture and colour to silk fusion and other art works.

For ideas and examples, see what we've been doing here at Treenway!

For hand-painted Tussah and Bombyx silk sliver in solid and variegated colorways see our
Salt Spring Island Series.

All our silk fibres are also available undyed → natural silk fibres.