"WoolyGooly" wrote in message
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Today I got out a spindle and my bag of tussah silk sliver and spun
myself a driveband. The Z-spun single was almost too fine to be seen.
I made four Z-plied 2-ply strands, which I plied back together S. The
resulting cabled strand is certainly not "soft and silky" as most of
us probably think of silk! It is probably plied tightly enough to
repel water and is correspondingly hard. I'd compare it to #20 perle
cotton in terms of finished size but it is much smoother and harder.

I have high hopes that *this* drive band will make it to the 20-hour
mark. We'll see!

You continue to amaze me with your resourcefulness!!

Shelagh