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I have 1000 silkworm eggs, or it’s my Birthday!

If you have the new Spin Off mag , you have probably read the fantastic article by Michael Cook about Growing your own silk , and his in depth website Wormspit. Well, I fell in love with the little wiggly spinners. A relatively new spinner, and I have only spin with a silk hankie ( or matwatas) once. But I knew I had to have some of the voracious little guys.   I’m planning on letting them all live out their natural life span, all of the info I have found indicate that if you desire the silk for thread, the worm must be killed while in the cocoon (the cocoon is one long filament), but if using to spin, it is not necessary to do that. More info at Peace silk Here are my eggs My husband had asked me “is there anything you would like me to get you for your birthday?”. And so  as I set out on an adventure, come with me on my wormy quest for silk. I hope to be able to make some silk hankies and dye them . I found a nice tutorial on how to dye them by Constance Rose Textile