And while I do not disagree with Brenda and J.D. over the use of Spun
Silk, I have found the the properties of reeled silk lend themselves
extremely well to serve as gimps in some of Anny Noben-Slegers'
designs. Devising a method of keeping the silk on the bobbin is just
part of the process! Some people use those little miniature hair-clips,
but I find them annoying. Instead, I used strips of "Amazing Tape",
which is a stretchy clear substance which has no adhesive on it, but
instead sticks to itself and is removable and re-usable.
Clay
On 5/26/2010 3:17 PM, Brenda Paternoster wrote:
I think this is the most important aspect of choosing a silk thread.
Whilst reeled silk, filament silk, twisted silk, floss silk - call it what you
will - is technically the superior product as it is unbroken lengths of silk
filament, but is very shiny and so will slip about on your bobbins.
ust take care to choose SPUN lace rather than floss or folded as the latter two
tend to come apart (not breaking, but the fibres slide as it is so smooth) and
the spun silk gives better definition to the stitches.
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