A Ball of Torn Cloth Yarn: Sakiori Weaving Material

early twentieth century
5", 12.5 cm diameter

This loosely wound ball of wide, torn rag yarn was to be used in the service of sakiori weaving, and, it is important to note, this kind of raw material is exceedingly hard to find. It is a pleasure to present two of these balls here for you to see.

The cloth seems all to be of hand spun cotton and the tearing of it is done rather loosely: the width of the yarn is varied due to what appears to be a hasty method of ripping large pieces of cloth to create suitable yarn for weaving.

This has great color, and all the pieces that make this ball are old, the basis of the ball, it seems, are not of the indigo scraps seen on the surface. Since scrap cotton was used to make this kind of yarn, the selection of color and type could have been random.

Recommended.