On Jun 16, 2006, at 16:35, Brenda Paternoster wrote:
Sue's right, Bockens 35/2 is quite a bit thicker than Soie Gobelins.
Remember too that silk is more 'squashy' than linen so is more likely
to flatten and become thinner but wider during the measuring/wrapping
and so give a slightly lower w/cm figure, so if there's a choice I'd
go for 18 or 19 w/cm rather than 21 w/cm - for thickness;
handle/texture will be very different.
Can you get Tire silk in LA? Quilters 30 is 19 w/cm and buttonhole
twist 8 is 18 w/cm
As far as I know, Tire, at least in full colour range, is hard to get
anywhere, except at the source:
http://www.silkthings.com/catalog.php?cat=001
Lovely stuff though...
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