Hey weavers, do you know where I can source really really really thin yarn? I want to weave things are like 48 epi or more for garment making and luddite street cred. I've found 60/2 silk yarn pretty easily, but I'm looking for cotton and wool (open to other natural fibers too) and thinking maybe there's some way to get textile industry deadstock yarn that would have been used with commercial air jet looms. I don't really know where to look and I feel like it's impossible for me to find anything on the internet at this point, so I'm hoping one of you wonderful people of the fediverse can help me. #weaving#weaver#weavers#yarn#textiles#textile#textileindustry
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Mre. Dartigen [maker mode]
in reply to Soren • • •If it's the thickness I'm thinking of, the term I've heard would be cobweb weight - maybe check under that with yarn retailers? There might be other terms for it as well.
For deadstock, I would start by contacting any suppliers or importer in your area and asking who they suggest you speak to, or anyone who's heavily in the fibre arts scene. IME with fabric agents though, they normally only do sourcing for businesses so they might not have a lot of options in smaller quantities or more individual-friendly prices (and some won't even speak to individual buyers). It might not hurt to try fabric agents too, though definitely clarify what you're after.
Elena ``of Valhalla''
in reply to Soren • •@Soren I know of a place in Italy that sells deadstock yarn in that thickness, but it's mostly for machine knitting rather than weaving
florencecashmereyarn.com/en/
they mostly have wool (including cashmere), but at times I've also seen cotton and linen which may work better for weaving? I'm also not sure if the combed wool could be useful.
(I only have very limited experience with weaving)
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