Hi Jenny 25 pins per 5cm = 2mm spaces between the pins. The chart on page 8 of T4L, Ed 5 or http://paternoster.orpheusweb.co.uk/lace/threadsize/threadsize.html suggests 50 w/cm
Brok 120/2 is 60 w/cm and Egyptian Gassed is 58 w/cm (both cotton counts or NeC sizes) are both a bit finer. Tanne 802 or Egyptian 80/2 would be the right sort of thickness, or YLI Heirloom Sewing 100/2 which has a slightly firmer twist. The Finca 100 will probably be OK although it might be a little on the heavy side; it depends on how you want the finished lace to look. The finer the thread the less difference a couple of wraps/cm either way make Yes, Pipers do do a 90 denier silk which I've measured as 37 w/cm but it's an un-plied filament floss which spreads out so much more than a regular plied thread. That sort of thread when made up will spread out just as it did when I made the wrappings, but it will also squash down together more - which is a big plus for some sorts of lace. Brenda On 1 Oct 2013, at 07:48, Jenny Brandis wrote: > On page 119 it says that 90 deniers equals 120/2 Nec or 200/2 Nm > > As I have Finca 100 (54wpc) I think that will work. If I am wrong, Brenda in Allhallows www.brendapaternoster.co.uk - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
