Fibres

  • Mulberry Silk
  • Mulberry Silk

  • Mulberry Silk is named after the diet of Mulberry leaves the worms feed on. Silk is a natural protein fibre with very fine, long, strong filaments and a high natural lustre and sheen.

  • Price$10.00
  • Soy Silk
  • Soy Silk

  • Soy Silk fibre is an eco-fibre made from the residue of soya beans used in the manufacture of tofu. It is excellent to spin or felt, and takes a fibre reactive  dye well. Often referred to as an eco-cashmere for it's softness and lustre.

  • Price$7.00
  • Bamboo
  • Bamboo

  • Bamboo is a natural regenerated cellulose fibre, much like cotton in it's characteristics and takes a dye well. Incredibly soft and strong with a satin lustre like silk but more economical. Spins and felts well, and is wonderful to wear.

  • Price$6.00
  • Corn Fibre
  • Corn Fibre

  • Corn Fibre is an eco-fibre created by extracting the starch and sugars from corn, which is then made into a fibre, spun and woven into a durable cotton-like fabric. Soft, matt and lusterous and dyes well. Suitable for felting & spinning.

  • Price$6.00
  • Hemp
  • Hemp

  • Hemp is a fibre made from the stems of the Hemp plant, which are processed to dissolve the gum or pectins and seperate the fibres, which are cleaned, combed and spun into yarns for knitting or weaving into cloth. We are offering the soft, honey coloured combed fibres, which have a 'tooth' and a hair-like appearance, excellent for spinning, felting & dyeing.

  • Price$6.00
  • Hemp / Viscose
  • Hemp / Viscose

  • Hemp/Viscose is a blend of Hemp and Viscose fibre. 

    Viscose is made from wood pulp and has the qualities of other natural regenerated cellulose fibres and should be treated as cotton when dyeing. Viscose is as soft as silk, very strong, as cool as linen, as warm as wool and as absorbent as cotton. The Hemp/Viscose cliver is softer, lighter and whiter than the Hemp fibre. Both Hemp and Viscose spin well.

  • Price$6.00
  • Silk Tussah natural
  • Silk Tussah natural

  • Tussah Silk has a natural creamy caramel colour due to the varied diet of the wild silk worms, eating leaves containing tannins. Many spinners lern on Tussah as it is less slippery and has a natural 'tooth', while still having the lustre and softness of other silks.

  • Price$8.00
  • Silk Tussah bleached
  • Silk Tussah bleached

  • a whiter version of the above

  • Price$8.00
  • Silk Noil
  • Silk Noil

  • Silk Noil is a raw seedy silk with a warm colour and a soft sheen, wonderful for felting & nuno-felting with silk gauze/tissue, spins well

  • Price$6.00
  • The Fleece & Fibre Sourcebook
  • The Fleece & Fibre Sourcebook
  • More than 200 Fibres from Animal to Spun Yarn
  • Deborah Robson & Carol Ekarius

  • A massive 435 page compendium for the fibre community, beautifully written and presented in hardback, in full colour, with excellent photography. An extraordinary reference book, a skilful blend of history, geography and science. More than 200 natural fibres are featured, from animal to spun yarn. Sheep, goat, alpaca, llama, vicuna, camel, bison, musk oxen, yaks and more.

    Meet these animals from around the world and discover the unique characteristics of their fibre, in the merino family alone you will find 14 distinct breeds. This is a masterful and visually captivating book for everyone interested in fibres, for hand spinners, textile artists and hobby farmers alike.

  • Price$69.50
  • Take Silk
  • Take Silk
  • A Guide to 'Silk Paper' for the Creative Textile Artist
  • Judith Pinnell

  • This book offers the reader a creative and visually stimulating journey into the world of creating fabric or paper, with fibre, an exciting dimension in textile art. This well loved publication by Australian artist and author, Judith Pinnell, is rich in idea's, clear instruction, vivid illustration,  guidance and several timeless projects such as bowls, masks, a simple neck purse, a small box with lid and a theatre purse. A gallery of other artists work supports the visual inspiration.

  • Price$35.00