Hello All! Usual disclaimers--just a satisfied customer! Wanted to share this
info on specialty threads
http://thistle-threads.blogspot.com/
Trish Nguyen is having a sale on some of the threads used in the Plimouth
jacket project Cabinet of Curiosities. The Gilt Sylke Twist caught my eye
Hello All! If this is of any help, Japanese silk kumihimo thread 150/3 is
available from www.braidershand.com. Googling kumihimo silk thread brought up
lots of options. I've never used this company so can't comment on the
resource. Sincerely, Susan Hottle, Erie, PA USA, just returned from
I have used Braiders Hand. Bought my Marudai there for kumihimo braiding. I
would highly recommend them.
Rebecca, in Meridian, Idaho, where it is always the same in August and into
September -- hot and dry. Wouldn't mind a good thunder boomer, or even a nice
cloud once in a while.
On Sep
Hi Jean
When knitting you can use very thin yarn with (relatively) thick needles to get
a lacier look or thick yarn with (relatively) thin needles to get a dense
texture but when crocheting you do need to match the yarn to the hook size - it
should sit comfortably in the hook without excess
Thanks for all the suggestions.
Brenda - that's just the information I needed.
Thanks too to Susan - The reference to Corticelli Buttonhole Twist was the
only Corticelli I'd found in Brenda's thread book. The Etsy site was worth
looking at. I'd googled purse silk purse twist, but not silk
Hi Jean
a blog from someone who had the same questions as I in 2008. Anyone who's
interested in what she found out:
http://patternsalacarte.blogspot.com/2008/09/so-what-is-purse-twist-anyway.html
The close up of the Corticelli label shows that it's 1/2 ounce - 150 yards.
Assuming that it
More information on what I'm asking.
I remembered that I'd bought three Victorian miser purse patterns from
Dakota Prairie Treasures.com, reprinted from old publications for SCA
enthusiasts. Two of those call for purse silk, the other for crochet silk.
With them are equivalence charts for
Hi All
I seem to remember that the old 'lace' crochet hooks used the same
gauge as knitting needles which would make this size a 0.6mm
hook
Sue in East Yorkshire
On 6 Sep 2011, at 10:57, Jean Nathan wrote:
Boulton's indented crochet hook No.23 - who knows what modern size
that
Hi Everybody:
Can anyone tell me what purse silk or purse twist is? From what I have
managed to glean from the web, it appears to be three ply silk with a high
sheen and thicknesses quoted are 300 and 500, or numbers to that effect.
Just his morning it hit me where I'd seen the term purse silk.
Thank you Adele for that site.
My thought to make a misers purse in bobbin lace was possibly as another
wedding item a bit different to a horseshoe, garter or hankie.
If a dress has a belt, the purse is tucked under it so that the belt passed
over the thin part where the opening is with the
Here is another source for silk. The business is in the process of
changing hands but I'm sure they will have the same product.
http://www.treenwaysilks.com/index.html
On 6-Sep-11, at 10:07 AM, Adele Shaak wrote:
Hi Everybody:
Can anyone tell me what purse silk or purse twist is? From
Can anyone tell me what purse silk or purse twist is? From what I have
managed to glean from the web, it appears to be three ply silk with a high
sheen and thicknesses quoted are 300 and 500, or numbers to that effect.
Three of the definitions I've found are:
A stout silk thread used for
Hello Jean
Can anyone tell me what purse silk or purse twist is?
Sorry but I don't know what purse silk or purse twist is.
From what I have managed to glean from the web, it appears to be three ply
silk with a high sheen and thicknesses quoted are 300 and 500, or numbers to
that effect.
Most of my lace is done in cotton, which has changed from the cordonet 40
working down to 100 over the first couple of years, but recently trying and
liking some of the Eyptian threads which work up crisp and with a shine
sheen. These types are working well over most of my lace work.
Having a
Robin P said: and I've just started using those gorgeous cones sold by
Bart Francis at last summer's convention.
Please can you tell me more about these? I'm trying to source some pure silk to
begin working on a wedding veil, and I also like to work with silk but any kind
of silk, other
This brings to mind another question. Do any of you size (or starch) your
silk (or any of it, or that matter)?
I would assume not, as it brings up a change to the finish or having to
dress/block it, rusting pins, etc.
Just wondering if a light spritz or two, with drying time between, could be
Susan,
it depends what I am working with silk. Something to wear I never starch, but
in this case I use the linen or cotton with it.
Making a decorative work I starch whatever thread I use because such things I
can't wash.
Ilske
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I am curious about how many use silk for their lace (bobbin or needlework).
Perhaps a better question is what percentage of your work is typically silk,
and the reasons why? Do you find challenges in working with it, do color
retention, cleaning, and long life, factor into this decision, etc.?
In my case, I would guess about ten percent is done in silk. Maybe a
bit less.
I use silk when specified by a teacher (such as Louise Colgan's Milanese
classes), or if it's the only fiber that comes in the color I want.
Recently I made a scarf of spun silk because it was the only yarn with a
It mostly depends on what I'm making at the time. I prefer silk for
garters, mostly for the soft draping quality of the thread. The mats
that I've made and framed (eg the snowflake) have been made in silk,
whereas those which may end up on a table at some point in the future
are either linen
Susan,
In my designs I often use silk. Why? - one purpose are the broad range of
colors. Another the wonderful look silk gives. For cloths pieces I use some
linen together with the silk otherwise it is too week. Silk is wonderful to
work with.
But I use as much as silk merc. cotton, which
On 26 May 2010, at 17:47, Jane Partridge wrote:
I prefer silk for garters, mostly for the soft draping quality of the
thread.
Funnily enough the one garter I made in silk turned out terribly, I suspect it
was more to do with the open ness of the design though and my relative
inexperience
J-D in East Sussex.
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Subject: [lace] Silk thread
I am curious about how many use silk for their lace (bobbin or
needlework).
Perhaps a better question is what percentage
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.
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!
I am curious about how many use silk for their lace (bobbin or needlework).
Perhaps a better question is what percentage of your work is typically silk,
and the reasons why? Do you find challenges in working with it, do color
retention, cleaning, and long life, factor into this decision,
In 2007 I bought very large cones of silk thread at the Whitchurch
Silk Mill in Whitchurch, Hampshire. This is a working museum and
very interesting to visit. The gift shop sells very small amounts of
thread, but if you ask, they'll rummage through the mill and find
some cones which
I've used a lot of silk thread for embroidery and I have very dry
skin on my hands, so snagging the silk is a problem. I first coat
my hands with vegetable oil. Then I put a bit of white sugar in the
palm of one hand and wring my hands together, rubbing the sugar all
over both hands.
I bought some Udderly Smooth but found that I couldn't use it because of
the smell. It is quite highly perfumed, so if anyone has an allergy to
perfume this product is not for you.
I use Merino Lanolin Skin Creme which has no perfume and no colour. It
comes from New Zealand and was quite
I have been given two large wooden reels of silk thread the person who gave
it to me did so because she knows I collect wooden cotton reels which are no
longer available in the UK , the reels are full of lovely silk thread which
I cannot use because it breaks at the slightest touch, does anyone
What I do with the threads that slip - silk, glitter and synthetics in
particular is use a trick I read about back in 2005 on the net. Cut a one
inch length (2.5cm for the metric amongst us) from a CLEAN thickshake straw.
Slit it from top to tail and wrap that around the thread on the neck of the
I recently used this straw cover idea in another way. I needed a large
number of bobbins for a class requiring 80/2 cotton. I had just finished a
class
using 140/2 cotton and intended to work more samples of that lace so I didn't
want to do my usual 'pull the old thread off the bobbins and
, August 19, 2008 8:39 AM
To: 'Lace Arachne'
Subject: [lace] silk thread slipping
What I do with the threads that slip - silk, glitter and synthetics in
particular is use a trick I read about back in 2005 on the net. Cut a one
inch length (2.5cm for the metric amongst us) from a CLEAN thickshake straw
Hello
I went into our local craft shop today looking for silk thread, found
Guttermans Sulky.
I had forgotten to take the sheet of paper with my information so couldn't
check with the lady, because I couldn't remember what the comparisons were.
I know I am hopeless, sorry. I wasn't expecting to
Hi Sue
Gutermann Sulky is a rayon thread - comes in two sizes, 30 and 40; the
30 is similar thickness to Gutermann 100/3 silk, but continuous
filament rather than spun from short lengths of fibre.
http://www.guetermann.com/Content/Guetermann/02__en/
Evening spiders,
I have ordered silk from Pipers in England and I think it is quite close to
the silk thread used in older Maltese lace pieces. They have various
shades of cream, ivory, etc. and you may have to order a few to get the
right shade because depending on the condition or
Hi Clay
I don't know which threads the Maltese use - as Karen says it's not
even silk now but a rayon. I have a Maltese runner/scarf which is
rayon and much whiter than the typical golden corn colour.
However, I'm pretty sure it would be a filament thread such as reeled
silk or uncut rayon
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I do not know where the thread came from for the Maltese lace... but mulling
it over - I have a piece of Beds Maltese
What is the source of the silk thread used for Maltese lace? That
wonderful luminous cream silk ... and has anyone tried to repair a piece
of Maltese lace?
Lucie DuFresne
Ottawa Canada
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I don't claim any expertise in Maltese lace, or silk threads either.
But recently, I used Au Ver a Soie to make a small piece, and it was delightful
to work with. My hunch is that this silk is not glossy enough for Maltese.
The weight of the thread is probably right, and the color is the
I do not know where the thread came from for the Maltese lace... but mulling
it over - I have a piece of Beds Maltese, and a silk machine-lace tablecloth
from England, maybe from the 1920's - the handmade lace is of much finer
thread, but both are shiny, slippery, and that particular 'custard'
I had a problem with Piper's reeled silk because it kept twisting up on
itself. Sandie Woods uses it and said that I must have had a bad batch. It's
put me off reeled silk though.
I really do like both Pipers and Gutterman's spun silk. Haven't tried Clover
as I haven't come across it.
Jean
Someone will certainly correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe that Clover silks
are marketed as Tire - at least in the US. They're available in a stunning
array of colors, and while they are slippery, they are delightful to work with,
once you adapt to the thread itself. I've used them in
I have recently been able to pick up some silk thread at my local fabric
shops. One type was Gutermann's and the other is a Clover product. One is a
matte finish (Gutermann's) and the other is shiny. According to Brenda's book
the Gutermann's is spun and the Clover is reeled. What does does this
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I have recently been able to pick up some silk thread at my local fabric
shops. One type was Gutermann's and the other is a Clover product. One is a
matte finish (Gutermann's) and the other is shiny. According to Brenda's book
Hi Barb
Jane has already answered this quite comprehensively; the main
difference in use between reeled silk and spun silk is that
reeled/filament silk is shinier and more slippery than spun silk.
Brenda
On 7 Apr 2008, at 14:34, Barbara Saltern wrote:
I have recently been able to pick up
To add to the information provided by Jane and Brenda, I used reeled silk in
several point ground projects (with what seemed like an oversize silk floss
for the gimp thread, but which showed the motif outlines nicely), and the
Gutermann silks in some colour Milanese pieces, good results with
Just one correction: Village Spinning and Weaving is in Solvang, in
central Santa Barbara County (about 2.5 hours NW of where I live in NW
Los Angeles). Weaver's Cottage is east of Newhall/Valencia/Santa
Clarita/Saugus, in eastern Los Angeles County (about 1.5 hours E of
where I live).
Both
Just one correction: Village Spinning and Weaving is in Solvang, in
central Santa Barbara County (about 2.5 hours NW of where I live in NW
Los Angeles). Weaver's Cottage is east of Newhall/Valencia/Santa
Clarita/Saugus, in eastern Los Angeles County (about 1.5 hours E of
where I live).
Both
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Whoaho!! This search for tussah silk 20/2 has been a delightful
time - after the weeks of pure frustration! Here is a list of
what I have found for all you who are anxious to know.
For any kind of yarn or crochet thread you can think of try
From: Jane O'Connor [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Whoaho!! This search for tussah silk 20/2 has been a delightful
time - after the weeks of pure frustration! Here is a list of
what I have found for all you who are anxious to know.
For any kind of yarn or crochet thread you can think of try
Whoaho!! This search for tussah silk 20/2 has been a delightful time - after
the weeks of pure frustration! Here is a list of what I have found for all you
who are anxious to know.
www.aururasilk.com - out of Portland, Oregon has hand spun machine silk,
dyeing is extra cost
Hello Karen
That surprises me - I've only ever seen one pattern (modern torchon)
with a working angle as steep as that, and it was an experimental
design as part of a City Guilds exam course. Also maybe some of the
very distorted computer generated patterns might have small areas like
that
Hello Alice
No I haven't tried working out the thread size from a finished item!
Cloth stitch should have 4 threads between pinholes measured vertically
but only 2 threads between them if measured horizontally. Look at any
thread diagram to confirm this.
In torchon it means that in cloth
Hello Jo
Do you know if Martina measured by wrapping and then converting to dD
or did she use a micrometer?
If she did that would explain the differences.
Brenda
In tight curves it might happen that the worker kind of goes through a
tunnel. then your assumption might be true. Otherwise you
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Hello Alice
No I haven't tried working out the thread size from a finished item!
Cloth stitch should have 4 threads between pinholes measured
vertically but
only 2 threads between them if measured horizontally. Look at any
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Hello Karen
I beg to try to straighten out some of the ideas discussed here. In
Maltese lace
Alice wrote:
I am mending a Maltese silk collar. I need some silk
for replacement of a missing section. The silk used
was fairly thick, 3-4 times thicker than Guitermann
100/3, and with a loose twist. I have very few silk
threads, other than the 100/3. Can anyone suggest a
brand for me to
In tight curves it might happen that the worker kind of goes through a
tunnel. then your assumption might be true. Otherwise you get much lesser
threads in a space. Even just wrapping differs from person to person. See my
comparison between Brenda and Martina in the figure at the bottom of
I'm glad to see Tamara's response to Micki about not mangling silk lace because
the silk thread is weakest when wet. I've got about three yards of my Ipswich
edging that I was thinking about mangling when I take it off the pillow. I
guess I won't do that now.
Thank heavens for the
Thank you ladies for the wealth of lovely information about the silk
threads.
Sorry it has taken me so long to get back to you and for it being a general
and not individual. At the moment I am running way behind with my packing
for thursdays off on our trip.
So again, thank you all so much, I
At present I'm using Piper's spun silk 140/2 to work a pattern called Cameo.
It's from 'A Visual Introduction to Bucks Point Lace' by Geraldine Stott.
I'm making a rectangle to put on the cover of a photo album which will be
covered in creamy, silky material, slightly padded. Inside there will
Thank you so much for your help. I have contacted Langtvedgaard and
hopefully I will get an answer from them soon. I have really fallen for this
scarf. I have also been told that this silk is coming more and more in
bobbinlace patterns from Denmark. I am sure curious to see these too some
time.
Hello
I got the danish lace magazine Kniplebrevet today and on the last page there
is a lovely scarf. It is made in 2-ply Bourette silk, 10.000 m/kg and Pagoda
silk.
I have looked in Brendas book and cant find those threads. Does anyone know
what I can compare it too to get to know how thick (or
On 18 Feb 2004, at 18:30, Ann-Marie Lördal wrote:
Hello
I got the danish lace magazine Kniplebrevet today and on the last page
there
is a lovely scarf. It is made in 2-ply Bourette silk, 10.000 m/kg and
Pagoda
silk.
I have looked in Brendas book and can´t find those threads. Does
anyone know
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