Silk carrier rods - violet and pink

Description

I have dyed 6 carrier rods mainly in shades of violet wth a bit of pink, using procion dyes. The colours are very vibrant and the rods have a beautiful sheen to them.

These silk carrier rods are a by-product of silk production. The silk fibres from a cocoon are wound over a rod while being spun, and as they contain sericin (a glue like substance) they form a hard covering on the rod which has to be cut away. This is the silk carrier rod. They can be used as they are, to add a structural element to mixed media or textile art, or rolled between the hands to soften them and separated into several layers. These layers can be stretched to produce a lacy texture, and twisted into a rough yarn, or just laid onto a background and stitched together.

Just writing this description makes me want to start using them!!

Added on Nov 02, 2009