I work mainly in wire and have used stainless quite a bit. It will not shine the way silver or copper will, but it is incredibly strong. In the finer gauges it is great to ply with whatever thread you are using to give a little body to a piece.
Kim -----Original Message----- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of Vicki Bradford Sent: Monday, August 10, 2009 9:38 PM To: nlaffe...@ozemail.com.au; lace@arachne.com Subject: Re: [lace] Silk and Stainless Steel Thread Hi Noelene and other spiders, I purchased some very fine stainless steel thread (just stainless steel--not blended with anything) from Habu at a knitting festival last year. I saw some blended with wool at the time too. I haven't used it yet, but it was just too intriguing not to buy! I'll report when I get around to doing something with it which may be soon, now that you've inspired me! Do post some photos of your flower. Vicki in hazy, hot, and humid Maryland where we had a heat advisory (to stay indoors!) today -----Original Message----- From: Noelene Lafferty <nlaffe...@ozemail.com.au> Sent: Mon, Aug 10, 2009 7:09 pm Subject: [lace] Silk and Stainless Steel Thread I purchased a reel of Habu silk and stainless steel thread..... - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.392 / Virus Database: 270.13.49/2293 - Release Date: 08/09/09 18:10:00 - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
