Let me tell you - I am SO excited about milk fiber that I can’t wait to share it with all of you! This stuff is truly amazing - it’s as soft as bamboo, but even STRONGER than wool - and it has the same ph level as human skin, so it’s perfect for the super-sensitive spinner! Milk fiber also has wonderful anti-bacterial properties, which makes it great for socks and undergarments.

It spins beautifully, and blends like a dream with other fibers to add a little soft shine into your hand or drum-carded batts. Ply together a single of your favorite wool and a single of milk for a super strong, soft, shiny-like-silk yarn.

And, yes, it’s really made from milk! The fibers are spun from casein milk proteins, which has been used for centuries as a binder for paints. 14th and 15th century paints with casein binders are still bright and vibrant today! The proteins are obtained from skim, evaporated, and condensed milk. The fibers are fluffy, springy, and smell fresh and clean. It takes dye like a dream, which allows me to paint on the most beautiful, vibrant colors imaginable.

And I want to share it with YOU! :) This giveaway is for a full 2.0 oz of our ‘Robin & Wren’ colorway in soft and shiny milk fiber top. All YOU have to do is All you have to do, is visit Feeling Sheepish, find something you like, and post about it in the comments section on our blog! Be sure to leave some way for me to contact you! Plurking, tweeting, facebook and blogposts are all counted as extra entries - just post a link to your Plurk, Tweet, Facebook and blog post in your reply so I can see it! Help me get the word out about this amazing new fiber! :)

All entries due in by Monday, July 20, 2009 at 5pm EST. Drawing to be held on Monday night!