Soysilk®

Soysilk® is the trademarked name for fiber that’s made from soy proteins that are a waste product from the tofu making process. The resulting fiber is soft and warm, and has a relatively long staple length. Soysilk® also absorbs moisture well and drapes beautifully once spun and knitted into a garment.

You’ll find soysilk roving or soysilk top in both dyed and natural colors. Its natural color is light tan or golden. If there are any current eBay auctions for soysilk®, they’ll be listed below. Click on a description or picture for more information or to place a bid.

white-soy-silk-top~2-oz~fiber-spinning-roving-wheel White Soy Silk Top~2 oz~fiber spinning roving wheel
US $4.50
End Date: Wednesday Mar-31-2010 3:45:03 PDT
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natural-soy-silk-top~2-oz~fiber-spinning-roving-wheel Natural Soy Silk Top~2 oz~fiber spinning roving wheel
US $3.75
End Date: Saturday Apr-03-2010 15:12:40 PDT
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crazy-hand-dyed-100-soy-silk-*-flashback-*-top-roving CRAZY Hand dyed 100% Soy Silk * FLASHBACK * top roving
US $11.50
End Date: Sunday Apr-04-2010 21:41:00 PDT
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Paradise Fibers is another good source for soy silk roving. They often carry both natural colored and white soysilk® top.

Soysilk® works well when blended with other fibers such as wool. If you’re going to blend it yourself, you may want to consider cutting the fiber into a staple length similar to the fiber you’re going to blend it with.