hese photos illustrate our first experience with Soy Silk. Our customer supplied the dyed Soy Silk top sliver, dyed Montadale wool, and a bit of Firestar. The proportions were approximately 2.5 pounds Soy Silk, half a pound of Montadale, and a handful of Firestar.

Soy Silk is difficult to photograph. As you can see, the color seems to differ picture to picture. In part that's due to minor lighting differences but is predominantly due to the fiber's sheen.

Because the amount of Montadale is relatively small in comparison to the Soy Silk in this blend, its contrubution to the finished product is essentially nil. If you are contemplating a blend of Soy Silk with another fiber, we would recomend a higher proportion of the other fiber so that it contributes more to the finished product.

ur second use of Soy Silk was a blend of Soy Silk with a llama cria fleece. For this job we made a blend that was approximately 20% Soy Silk and 80% llama. The Soy Silk was not dyed but used in its natural color.

The SouthWest Trading Company web site has more information about Soy Silk.