[lace] Silk threads
I am about to order some thread to make my scarf, having decided and changed my mind several times and ending up back at gutterman white silk as it will be possible to wear it with many colours rather than just a few. I have finished working my sample strip which is also helping me decide how much thread I must order to make sure I have enough. But then I was looking at Sandi's wonderful site and her use of Pipers silk and wondered what the difference is between the two threads. Gutterman I have used for several different projects, I love the colours, the feel and the way it works and have been happy with all the pieces I have working with it. I want a smooth soft thread, no bitty bits to add any texture at all in my torchon pattern, so any comments would be welcome. Sue T Dorset UK www.hurwitzend.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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
Re: [lace] Silk threads
Hi Sue and fellow Arachnids, Having worked with Pipers silk I must say I love their threads. The colours are delightful, with a lovely sheen and the thread is of excellent quality. The owners, Sue Peck and her husband are always ready to help with advice on type of thread most appropriate for the task -spun, folded, twisted as well as thicknesses- and on colour. I have not had any 'bits' in the threads nor broken thread on the reels. Personally I have no interests in Pipers silks, but am just a very happy client. Happy lace making, Joepie in very windy East Sussex, UK -Original Message- From: Sue Sent: Monday, March 05, 2012 11:10 AM To: Arachne Subject: [lace] Silk threads I am about to order some thread to make my scarf, having decided and changed my mind several times and ending up back at gutterman white silk as it will be possible to wear it with many colours rather than just a few. I have finished working my sample strip which is also helping me decide how much thread I must order to make sure I have enough. But then I was looking at Sandi's wonderful site and her use of Pipers silk and wondered what the difference is between the two threads. Gutterman I have used for several different projects, I love the colours, the feel and the way it works and have been happy with all the pieces I have working with it. I want a smooth soft thread, no bitty bits to add any texture at all in my torchon pattern, so any comments would be welcome. Sue T Dorset UK www.hurwitzend.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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
Re: [lace] Silk threads
I heartily agree with Joepie's comments on Piper's silks - also no connection to or interest in Piper's silks. The only Guttermann silk which I have seen in recent years has been matt, so looks more like cotton. My favorite Piper's silk is the twisted gloss silk, which has a wonderful shine to it, and you can get gimp thicknesses to go with it, if that is a consideration. I don't know how fine a thread you are looking for, but Bart Francis also carry a wonderful range: http://www.bart-francis.be/index.php?action=homelang=EN Sue sueba...@comcast.net - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
Re: [lace] Silk threads
Guetermann only produces spun silk, whereas Pipers and Bart Francis both sell reeled silk and spun silk. In silk production cocoons are softened in hot water and then skilled hands find the ends of the silk fibre which is then reeled of in a continuous length (about one Km or longer) and then bunches of those filaments are twisted together to make a length of thread. This is reeled silk, filament silk, nett silk, gloss silk. A firm twist for organzine, a medium twist for 'ordinary' sewing and minimal twist for embroidery floss. Any damaged cocoons, broken filaments etc are used to make spun silk in which short lengths of silk filament are spun together in a similar way to cotton spinning to make spun silk. Reeled silk is very shiny and slippery, and very strong, sometimes too strong for stitching seams. Spun silk is soft and matt and generally better for use in a sewing machine. If you are not sure whether a silk thread is reeled or spun look at it with a magnifying lens; you can see the tiny ends of the filaments all along the thread whereas reeled silk (that isn't damaged) is smooth and glossy. Schappe silk is spun silk which has had the natural sercin gum removed (by fermentation). Brenda On 5 Mar 2012, at 14:01, Sue Babbs wrote: I heartily agree with Joepie's comments on Piper's silks - also no connection to or interest in Piper's silks. The only Guttermann silk which I have seen in recent years has been matt, so looks more like cotton. My favorite Piper's silk is the twisted gloss silk, which has a wonderful shine to it, and you can get gimp thicknesses to go with it, if that is a consideration. I don't know how fine a thread you are looking for, but Bart Francis also carry a wonderful range: http://www.bart-francis.be/index.php?action=homelang=EN 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
Re: [lace] Silk threads
Hi Everybody: Pipers carries many types of both spun silk and filament silk, so you have to read the website carefully to be sure you get what you want. I use both for bobbin lace and for embroidery. Filament silk is where the long silk fibers are not cut, only twisted around one another to create the thread. It shines more than spun silk, and is stronger but also more slippery. Gutterman is spun silk - the fibres are shorter and it is spun more like cotton and other fibres. It is stronger than cotton but not as strong as filament silk, and it has the matte colour Sue mentions. Hope this helps. Adele North Vancouver, BC (west coast of Canada) But then I was looking at Sandi's wonderful site and her use of Pipers silk and wondered what the difference is between the two threads. Gutterman I have used for several different projects, I love the colours, the feel and the way it works and have been happy with all the pieces I have working with it. I want a smooth soft thread, no bitty bits to add any texture at all in my torchon pattern, so any comments would be welcome. - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
[lace] Raspberry Pi in action: our developer puts it through its paces - video | Technology | guardian.co.uk
In case you haven't already seen this: http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/video/2012/mar/05/raspberry-pi-developer-video - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
[lace] Raspberry Pi e-mail - sent in error
I do apologise about my previous e-mail: it was sent to the list by mistake. My e-mail program recognises the first letters of addresses I use regularly, and puts up a list of likely ones; unfortunately I clicked on the one above the address I meant to use. Please ignore it, Linda Walton, (in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K., recovering from a virus). - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
Re: [lace] Raspberry Pi in action: our developer puts it through its paces - video | Technology | guardian.co.uk
My OH has decided he wants one!!! Sue in East Yorks On 5 Mar 2012, at 18:00, Linda Walton wrote: In case you haven't already seen this: http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/video/2012/mar/05/raspberry-pi-developer-video - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent - 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://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
[lace-chat] different and brilliant music
This is just so well done: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9NF2edxy-M Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
