Exquisite sari silk slivers for Spinning, Papermaking & Nuno Felting

This exotic Purple Jewel mix from Rajasthan sparkles with flashes of cobalt blue, amber, amethyst, fuschia, saffron yellow, jade green, turquoise magenta, carmine red, deep mulberry

Cobalt Blue mix of Sari silk slivers. Cobalt blue radiates among magenta, fuschia, lavender, cerulean blue and mulberry hues.

Prices …

40 gm or 10 metres £8
80 gm or 25 metres is £20
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A lustrous Fiesta mix from Rajasthan that requires its own glossary of colours! Iridescent shimmers of canary yellow, parakeet green, peacock blue and fuschia pink jump out from a bed of spun threads in pistachio, watermelon, pomegranate and mango. OTT? YES, but so is this silken yarn!

Sari silk slivers are wonderful to use in crafts and creative mixed media and experimental textile projects. I incorporate sari silk slivers into my wet felting projects, such as Nuno and Cobweb felting, whilst other use them for paper making or spinning.
Sari Silk slivers are beautifully soft and lustrous fibres which are a by-product of the trimmed saris after bring woven. These silk trimmings are gathered up and processed to make a silky coil of fabric with a predominant sheen of your chosen colour, underlaid with tiny mixed threads which can be spun, woven with yarns or used in wet felting and needle felting.
As a fibre artist, I often mix the purple and red sari silk slivers with merino wools when felting moorland and distant mountain scenes. The turquoise slivers are gorgeous when used as embellishments into seascapes, giving the sea a subtle shimmering effect.
Wet Felting and Needle Felting: Silk slivers can be needle felted directly onto felted pieces as decoration. This has the benefit of being a recycled product, which also means there can be slight variations in colour.
Slivers have a soft and featherlike touch which can be easily spun with wools, silks and other yarns to create uniquely coloured and textured yarns.
I’ve included a few photographs by way of example.
These fibres are ethically sourced directly from the manufacturer in Rajasthan who takes a great pride in this product. I buy them for my own use and sell my small surplus stock.
The four colours on offer are Red, Purple, Turquoise and Emerald Green.

Recycled silk yarn is a lovely fiber that also happens to help people and the planet. As the name implies, recycled silk yarn is made from recycled silk, more specifically the waste silk from industrial weaving mills in India (the silk is mostly used to make saris). The yarn is hand-spun in Nepal and India, giving women there a way to work and earn money. It’s beautiful all around.
The yarns made from spinning the recycled sari silk fibres are unique and great for knitting projects like bags, hats and cowls.

Close up of Autumn Leaves mix. Dying embers of Autumn bonfire with licks of yellow, flame red, russet orange, jade green, flecks of forest green and woodland tones of browns, indigo and greys. Atmospheric mix of dark and bright.

As a fibre artist, I often mix the purple and red sari silk slivers with merino wools when felting moorland and distant mountain scenes. The turquoise slivers are gorgeous when used as embellishments into seascapes, giving the sea a subtle shimmering effect.
Wet Felting and Needle Felting: Silk slivers can be needle felted directly onto felted pieces as decoration. This has the benefit of being a recycled product, which also means there can be slight variations in colour.
Slivers have a soft and featherlike touch which can be easily spun with wools, silks and other yarns to create uniquely coloured and textured yarns.
I’ve included a few photographs by way of example.
These fibres are ethically sourced directly from the manufacturer in Rajasthan who takes a great pride in this product. I buy them for my own use and sell my small surplus stock.
The seven colours I have currently are

Maharishi Red mix
Cobalt Blue mix
Purple Jewel
Emerald Green
Turquoise and Teal ‘Ocean’ mix
Autumn Leaves mix
Fiesta mix of pastel pinks, yellows, blues, greens etc.

I will include samples of the other silk slivers as well, if you order one colour.
In addition, I’m happy to respond to any queries about wet felting: you can always contact me at feltingindevon@gmail.com