My breed and fiber study page for Muga Silk with a picture of the fiber, a sample of each of the two yarns spun, a swatch knit from each of the yarns spun.

I finished the swatches for the Muga Silk. It liked to be spun very fine and it's very shiny.

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Yarn spun from Muga Silk on a niddy noddy, 3 ply, fingering weight yarn.

Yarn spun from Muga Silk laid on a table with a nickel under a strand for scale. 3 ply, fingering weight yarn.

Yarn spun from Muga Silk wound in a skein, laying on a table. Yarn is a 3 ply, fingering weight yarn.

I finished spinning the singles of the second half of the Muga Silk at 55 wpi, and chain plied them to get a 3 ply, 14 wpi, fingering weight yarn, 32 yards to a half ounce.

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Muga Silk singles spun on a custom painted Electric Eel Wheel 6.0 at 60 wpi

2 ply Muga Silk yarn on a niddy noddy held in fingers for scale.

2 ply Muga Silk yarn laying on table with a nickel under a strand for scale

Skein of Muga silk yarn laying on a table.

Last night, I finished spinning the singles of the first half of the Muga Silk at 60 wpi. Tonight, I plied them from a center pull ball to get a 2 ply, 16 wpi, lace weight yarn, 55 yards to 1/2 ounce.

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Muga Silk Top, in a golden blonde color

Picture of the singles, showing them at 60 wpi.

Showing bobbin of Muga Silk singles at 60 wpi, on Electric Eel Wheel 6.0

Started spinning the first half of Sample 73, Muga Silk. Singles are being spun at 60 wpi.

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