Silk Balaclava - 8 items found


Silk Balaclava for Winter Sking, Hiking, Motorcycling
Motorcycle > Hats / Caps
$11.99
Bids: 0
End time: 02-Aug-10 18:35:16 PDT

Silk Balaclava for Winter Sking, Hiking, Motorcycling
Motorcycle > Hats / Caps
$11.99
Bids: 0
End time: 31-Jul-10 20:14:05 PDT

BALACLAVA SYN SILK HELMET SNOWMOBILE ATV SHARK HJC MASK
Motorcycle > Hats / Caps
$6.50
Bids: 0
End time: 24-Aug-10 19:44:44 PDT

SILK BALACLAVA UNDER HELMET WARMER WARM THERMAL
Hats > Biker, Head Wrap
$9.99 Buy It Now
Bids: 0
End time: 24-Aug-10 17:03:43 PDT

SILK BALACLAVA UNDER HELMET WARMER WARM THERMAL
Apparel & Merchandise > Other Apparel & Merchandise
$8.99Buy It Now: $9.99
Bids: 0
End time: 30-Jul-10 10:33:35 PDT

NewNEW SILK BALACLAVA HOOD MASK MOTORCYCLE SKI HELMET NWT
Helmets > Other
$11.99 Buy It Now
Bids: 0
End time: 30-Jul-10 10:26:06 PDT

Terramar Lightweight Balaclava - Silk For Men & Women
Hats > Other
$16.95
Bids: 0
End time: 10-Aug-10 15:18:30 PDT

NewSilk Balaclava for Winter Sking, Hiking, Motorcycling
Motorcycle > Hats / Caps
$11.99 Buy It Now
Bids: 3
End time: 15-Aug-10 08:02:18 PDT

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I wish to make neck tubes/balaclavas for outdoor pursuits in silk fabric. What would be the best silk to use?

I feel silk is a cool breathable fabric for warm weather, and warm and comfortable in cold temperatures? I yearn to use this fabric as I think it would be better against the skin - but what type of silk would be the most practical for this purpose? Also can anyone tell me where I can find reasonably priced suppliers of silk cloth in the uk, preferably via internet? Thanks.


Silk is a spontaneous protein fiber, some forms of which can be woven into textiles. The best-known type of silk is obtained from cocoons made by the larvae of the silkworm Bombyx mori reared in restraint (sericulture). The shimmering appearance for which silk is prized comes from the fibers' triangular prism-like organize which allows silk cloth to refract incoming light at different angles.

"Untamed silks" or tussah silks (also spelled "tasar") are produced by caterpillars other than the mulberry silkworm (Bombyx mori). They are called "imprudent" as the silkworms cannot be artificially cultivated like Bombyx mori. A variety of disorderly silks have been known and used in China, India, and Europe from early times, although the go up of production has always been far smaller than that of cultivated silks. Aside from differences in colors and textures, they all diverge in one major aspect from the domesticated varieties: the cocoons that are gathered in the wild have usually already been damaged by the emerging moth before the cocoons are gathered, and thus the put thread that makes up the cocoon has been torn into shorter lengths. Commercially reared silkworm pupae are killed before the matured moths emerge by dipping them in boiling water or piercing them with a needle, thus allowing the whole cocoon to be unraveled as one unremitting thread. This allows a much stronger cloth to be woven from the silk. Wild silks also tend to be more burdensome to dye than silk from the cultivated silkworm.

Silks are produced by several other insects, but only the silk of moth caterpillars has been used for textile fabrication. There has been some research into other silks, which have differences at the molecular level. Silks are mainly produced by the larvae of insects with unalloyed metamorphosis, but also by some adult insects such as webspinners. Silk production is especially common in the Hymenoptera (bees, wasps, and ants), and is sometimes inured to in nest construction. Other types of arthropod produce silk, most notably various arachnids such as spiders.



Gift knitting ideas

It’s that continually of year when even the most selfish of selfish knitters think about wrapping others in woolly goodness. It was what inspired me to pick up the sticks in the first situate – I randomly decided to knit my Dad a scarf for Christmas back in 2006 and I’ve been hooked ever since. I love knitting gifts for my friends and kinsmen, tailoring the colours and styles to each person and giving it that personal touch.

My gift knitting list is a seldom out of control, I’m unlikely to get through it even though I started in October. My Dad has thrown a spanner in the works by requesting a balaclava! (Anyone have a good balaclava regularity?) Nevertheless, come Christmas day, I’ll have knitted my way through most of it.

If you haven’t started yet it’s not too late – all the patterns below can be knitted in a few days.

Gloves Knucks

Knucks by Pamela Grossman

Knucks by Pamela Grossman (instance|Ravelry link) (free) is a really useful pattern for fingerless gloves in men’s, women’s and children’s sizes. They can be knitted with any DK pressure wool or wool blend. You’ll need 3.5mm DPNs or circular needle. The men’s ones in choosy have gone down well with recipients. I’ve knitted the women’s size with under 50g of Mirasol Hacho, making them very inexpensive and a great use of a single skein of hand-dyed DK.

Naganasu’s Lacy Mitts (PDF|Ravelry unite) (free) are perfect if you want something more unusual. They’re knitted in 4ply (though lace weight would work great as well) on a 3mm disk-shaped needle. They can be made to any length.

Eunny Jeng’s Endpaper Mitts (pattern|Ravelry link) (at no cost) have the wow factor but they’re not one to choose if you’re in a hurry. Not only will the fairisle slow you down but the Italian tubular cast-on may take you a few goes to lord high muck-a-muck if you’re not familiar with the technique. I normally shorten the pattern to speed it up. They are knitted on DPNs (size depending on finished weight) using 4 ply yarn.

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