How about some milk and cookies?
While milk fiber may not be very palatable as a beverage, it is a feast for spinning fingers. Yarn made from milk??? Yep, the concept has been around for a long time. Milk fiber has been used as a wool alternative. There are many schools of thought about the "bacteriostatic" and "nourishing" qualities of the fiber. The bottom line, it is super silky and has a lovely sheen. Research indicates that it takes roughly 100 pounds of skim milk to create 3 pounds of milk fiber.
Does it make a pretty yarn?
Why, yes, it does...
The sheen is the first thing that caught my eye. So pretty! I have never knitted with yarn made from milk fiber before.
ReplyDeleteI purposely spun and plied it with some slubs, nubs, and bumps. My husband said it looks almost like a string of pearls. It is dreamy.
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