Sorry this message is "late" on the list. I am just catching up with my E-mails. There is a web site that features medieval buttons, trims, and real metal threads for embroidery, http://www.tlbarnes.com/asp/default.asp. I know the people but have no association to the site nor the business. There are great people buy from.
Andrea Sommers In Las Vegas where the weather is great. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steph Peters" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2003 2:09 PM Subject: Re: [lace] La Dame � Licorne/silver thread raffle > On Tue, 25 Nov 2003 08:19:44 -0600, Cindy wrote: > >This discussion touched on a topic that I am curious about. I acquired > >some vintage metallic thread recently and was wondering how to determine > >whether the thread was real silver or other metals. Did they, or do they > >still make any thread with real gold, silver, copper or brass (I have all > >these 'colours' in this lot)? > Yes thread was made with gold, copper and silver and still is. I did a > piece of embroidery with real silver and gold in 2001. I'm not so sure > about brass. The "threads" that I worked with don't sound like yours. Mine > were nothing that could be called a skein, they definitely look like pieces > of metal, either spiral coils or with a hole through the centre. I used > cotton thread to attach them to the background fabric, but much of the > embroidery with gold uses silk threads. > > > -- > Cross country skiing is great if you live in a small country. Steven Wright > Steph Peters [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Tatting, lace & stitching page <http://www.sandbenders.demon.co.uk/index.htm> > > - > 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]
