I think it was David in Ballarat who suggested a way to deal with knotting
the ends of silk threads, which seems to work well for me.
He uses a variation on a reef (square) knot:
1 left over right, but go over a second time before tightening the knot up
2 right over left
3 left over right again.
I find this helps.
If you are really concerned, and the piece is going to get a lot of wear and
tear, I would darn the ends back in.
If you are even more concerned, then a TINY drop of superglue will set the
knot firmly in place!! Just enough glue to be carried to the knot on the tip
of a pin is sufficient. Silk is very absorbent and will soak it up. This
sort of amount is not really noticeable (other than by magnifying glass or
touch).
Sue
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-----Original Message-----
From: Miriam Gidron
I'm working with Guetterman silk thread and I have trouble with knots and
tying off. The knots, although "hearing" the little click when making it,
seems to open up after several tugs.
When tying off at the end I have a feeling that the knots are not firmly
done and would open up at any moment.
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