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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