A short length of white beaded cord wound onto a small white bobbin, the coiling giving it a knobbly, segmented look.
  • A close view of the beaded cord on its bobbin, each coil a distinct white bead with fine dark flecks caught between them.
  • The wound cord against a dark ground, the coils thick and woolly with grey and black fibre showing through.

Silicone Supercoil is conductive wool yarn made of silicone-coated wire and white merino wool. The coiled form partially reveals the underlying black wire.

Composition

Merino wool, silicone-coated conductive metal wire

Handling Notes

  • Supercoil silicone wire yarn is often incorporated into electronic textiles and soft circuits. It is used in knitting, crocheting, and weaving
  • Spin the silicone wire core by itself before wrapping the tightly spun single outer coil in the opposing direction
  • Wind the inside coil thread onto a drop spindle to let the thread spin freely while coiling—skipping this causes unwanted twist

Applications in Craft

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Provenance

The Unstable Design Lab, Boulder, Colorado. Acquired 2024.

In Use

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