Silk/Wool

When wool and silk fibers are blended together, you get a combination that has the best properties of each. A silk wool fiber blend will have the springiness or elasticity of wool with the softness, strength and sheen of silk. The exact properties of the blend will vary depending upon the type of wool that’s used and the percentage of wool and silk used.

You’ll find auctions for silk/wool fiber blends in various forms – batts, rovings and tops – ready for spinning below. Click a picture or description to get more information or to place a bid.

merino-wool-cultivated-silk-spinning-fiber-2oz-softrose Merino Wool Cultivated Silk Spinning Fiber 2oz SoftRose
US $8.50
End Date: Friday Jul-30-2010 13:29:39 PDT
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merino-wool-cultivated-silk-spinning-fiber-2oz-silverwo Merino Wool Cultivated Silk Spinning Fiber 2oz Silverwo
US $14.99
End Date: Friday Jul-30-2010 13:34:09 PDT
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merino-wool-cultivated-silk-spinning-fiber-2oz-prinblue Merino Wool Cultivated Silk Spinning Fiber 2oz PrinBlue
US $8.50
End Date: Friday Jul-30-2010 13:37:21 PDT
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merino-wool-cultivated-silk-spinning-fiber-2oz-orijade Merino Wool Cultivated Silk Spinning Fiber 2oz OriJade
US $8.50
End Date: Friday Jul-30-2010 13:41:03 PDT
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merino-wool-cultivated-silk-spinning-fiber-2oz-malleblu Merino Wool Cultivated Silk Spinning Fiber 2oz MalleBlu
US $14.99
End Date: Friday Jul-30-2010 13:44:52 PDT
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merino-wool-cultivated-silk-spinning-fiber-2oz-lghtblue Merino Wool Cultivated Silk Spinning Fiber 2oz LghtBlue
US $8.50
End Date: Friday Jul-30-2010 13:48:19 PDT
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merino-wool-culivated-silk-spinning-fiber-2oz-lichen Merino Wool Culivated Silk Spinning Fiber 2oz Lichen
US $8.50
End Date: Friday Jul-30-2010 13:49:49 PDT
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merino-wool-cultivated-silk-spinning-fiber-2oz-ironbark Merino Wool Cultivated Silk Spinning Fiber 2oz IronBark
US $14.99
End Date: Friday Jul-30-2010 15:27:06 PDT
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merino-wool-cultivated-silk-spinning-fiber-2oz-greville Merino Wool Cultivated Silk Spinning Fiber 2oz Greville
US $14.99
End Date: Friday Jul-30-2010 15:29:18 PDT
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merino-wool-cultivated-silk-spinning-fiber-2oz-goldhibi Merino Wool Cultivated Silk Spinning Fiber 2oz GoldHibi
US $8.50
End Date: Friday Jul-30-2010 15:32:09 PDT
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Paradise Fibers is another great source for some beautiful wool-silk blends. You’ll find some wonderful color combinations on their site.

You might want to consider using a wool silk fiber blend for projects meant for people who are sensitive to the perceived scratchiness of wool but are not actually allergic to it, because the blend will feel much softer than the wool would feel on its own.