Hi Susan I have personally never been keen on working bobbin lace (or needle-lace or embroidery) with "floss-type" silk, so am not a good person to say if its useful. Here's my two-pence worth:
I've sent you a photo of a spool of Soie Ovale (I didn't have the time to upload it to Flickr). I have only used it for needle lace. It is flattish in appearance, not a round twisted silk. It is diabolically hard to work in Illinois winters when the interior of houses are drier than the Sahara - and so are one's hands. It catches on any rough patches of skin and "fluffs" out unattractively. So one's hands need frequent applications of handcream - and then time spent waiting so as not to put oil on the silk which dulls its appearances or you end up smelling of apple vinegar on the days you are using it, as the apple vinegar does help smooth the hands (Weird, I know). Sue suebabbs...@gmail.com ---- - 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/
