Alice - do you think you can send me a good photo of the collar. I do have the type of silk thread we use in Malta and can definitely send you some. A picture will help me to determine what kind of thread it is. If it is thicker than the one I use I can always ask one of my friends for some of the thicker type - which is thicker and untwisted. The only problem is the colour. The silk (which I very much doubt is pure silk) tends to yellow with age. Karen
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alice Howell Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2007 4:48 AM To: lace@arachne.com Subject: [lace] quiet list, and silk thread Very quiet today. I was about to send a test message when the others came through. I thought maybe Majordomo was having a problem. I guess everyone is just busy elsewhere. I am mending a Maltese silk collar. I need some silk for replacement of a missing section. The silk used was fairly thick, 3-4 times thicker than Guitermann 100/3, and with a loose twist. I have very few silk threads, other than the 100/3. Can anyone suggest a brand for me to check out? This thread was either boiled, or the collar has been washed. The silk is shiny. I can double or triple the thread when I use it, so size is less important than the look and feel, but a thicker thread would be preferred. Any ideas? Thanks, Alice in Oregon -- on a record breaking 26 straight days with rainfall, though the sun came out today. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.413 / Virus Database: 268.18.6/709 - Release Date: 03/03/2007 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.413 / Virus Database: 268.18.6/709 - Release Date: 03/03/2007 - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
