Hi Alice,
I used rayon on a couple pieces of Bedfordshire lace as I was working
through Barbara Underwood's 20 Lessons. I used it initially thinking it
was silk. My brother had brought back a pile of spools of 'silk' thread
for me from India - or that's what he had been told they were. It wasn't
until I was at another workshop for shisha embroidery that I found out that
'art silk' was the same as rayon. I've never told my brother as I know
that he goes out of his way to pick up special things for me whenever he is
travelling. Anyway, the rayon worked pretty much the same as silk and the
off-white that I used had an almost translucent effect to it that silk
doesn't have. I certainly will use it again when I finally have more time
for lacemaking. I'm not sure how rayon is classified as it begins as
"cellulose from cotton linters or from the pulp of trees like spruce" (just
looked it up) so initially before they process it, it is a natural
fiber. I think for a special project I would still prefer silk but I would
certainly consider rayon for others.
Cindy - from snowy Wisconsin.
At 11:08 AM 12/2/2007, you wrote:
My question to you: Have you used rayon thread for
lace, and if so, how did it work for you?
Alice in Oregon -- nasty weather, cold, wet, windy.
Staying in and warm today. Supposed to start using
fingers in a light, limited way.
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