Re: [lace] Find a thread/yarn

2007-07-17 Thread Sue Babbs
Hello Jane Patty has already suggested Aurora silks. Their Nm 20/2 Fine 2 ply tussah silk is 12 wraps/c; similar thickness to cotton Perle 5. Is that what you are looking for? or do you want a very fine thread? If you are happy with cotton perle 5, you can get some lovely colours from: ht

Re: [lace] Find a thread/yarn

2007-07-17 Thread Brenda Paternoster
Hello Jane Patty has already suggested Aurora silks. Their Nm 20/2 Fine 2 ply tussah silk is 12 wraps/c; similar thickness to cotton Perle 5. Is that what you are looking for? or do you want a very fine thread? I know of two very fine reeled silks which are 2/20 (2x20 denier I think) Au V

RE: [lace] Find a thread/yarn

2007-07-16 Thread Patricia Dowden
Dear Jane, http://www.aurorasilk.com/ This vendor has Tussah 20/2 available in natural dyes, expensive though. Patty Dear Spiders, Can anyone in the U.S. help me find tussah silk 20/2 in colors from a place that would mail order to me? I have exhausted Google and various knitting web sit

[lace] Find a thread/yarn

2007-07-16 Thread Jane O'Connor
Dear Spiders, Can anyone in the U.S. help me find tussah silk 20/2 in colors from a place that would mail order to me? I have exhausted Google and various knitting web sites. They either have it for spinners or not in colors. I know it can be ordered from Germany but with the exchange rate