Japanese Silk Waste Carrier Rod Forms Size:25g Technique: Tesuji Shibori - Resisted

Technique: Tesuji Shibori - Resisted stripes created by continuous rows of hand-pleating before binding evenly around a rope  / Boushi Shibori - Capped motif binding thread resist

Made in USA

Natural Dye Workshop

published in 1981

These snipers feature a plastic magnetic sheath over the tips with a spring closure

Japanese Silk Waste Carrier Rod Forms Size:25g Technique: Tesuji Shibori - ResistedThese stiff forms are a by product of the silk reeling process, created when silk filament catches on the reeling machine's carrier rod. When a substantial amount of silk waste accumulates on the rod, it is cut off to prevent it from inhibiting the machine. These "carrier rod forms" are rare 100% Japanese silk, made of strong but short filaments covered with sericin (gummy protein), and are usually sold to spinning mills to create spun silk. Our