Hi Annette - I have found that the silk I work with (Tire) likes to lose it's twist when I work with it. It also had a lot of trouble with the hitch jumping off the neck of the bobbin. So for this latest project (a Milanese piece started during a workshop with Louise Colgan!) I took a closer look and my suspicions were confirmed... Tire silk has a Z-twist instead of the S-twist I'm accustomed to. While many knowledgeable people say that that makes no difference, I can tell you that reversing the direction I wound my bobbins made a huge difference in how the thread behaved. So be sure you know which way your silk is twisted, and wind accordingly.
Clay ----- Original Message ----- From: "Annette Gill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2003 3:42 AM Subject: [lace] Re: Working with silk thread > Robin, > > Thanks very much for your suggestions about silk threads. I think I've seen > YLI threads in local quilt shops, but I don't know whether that included > their silks. (Or maybe it was in Hobbycraft - sorry for mentioning the H > word, Jean and Liz!) Thanks also for the tip about the thread untwisting - > I have problems with that when I use continental bobbins, so I'd better > stick to Midlands bobbins when I use silk. > > Regards, > Annette, London > > > In my opinion, silk is no harder to use than linen and cotton. Gutermann > > silk is the most like cotton in look and feel, so I don't think you want > > that if you're trying silk for its difference. > > > > Tire and YLI (and a third brand I can't think of right now) silk come on > > spools that look like sewing machine thread, and that's the stuff I'd > > recommend. It comes in size 50 and 100, and I've used both sizes for > Bucks > > and torchon patterns... > > > You do have to watch the rolling bobbins. The thread is very strong while > > it's properly twisted, but when bobbins roll around it can come untwisted > > and then it breaks easily... > > - > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
