Hello Jean
2/28 NM means two plies of metric number 28.
One Kg of fibres will yield 28 x 1000 metre hanks of 28/1
or 14 x 1000 metre hanks of 28/2.
Spun silk is better for knitting than filament/reeled silk - less
slippery and very slightly more elastic. Good for BL too, but not what
was traditionally used in Malta.
A sample would be very welcome!
Brenda
I bought several cones in various colours of:
100% silk yarn on cone, lace weight, For hand or machine knitting,
150g (5oz) cone, 2/28NM , £8.01, Postage: £1.50
from an ebay shop - ColourMartUK
I must send a sample to Brenda.
I don't know what 2/28NM means, but I'm sure someone here will. It's a
spun silk.
I bought one to start with to try it out for lacemaking, and I must
say that for the sample I made it was really great to work with. But
then I always say that silk tensions itself and it was soft and
comfortable to touch. Obviously it isn't suitable for fine work as
it's intended for knitting, but for scarves, waistcoats and similar I
think it's ideal.
They also sell cashmere, lambs wool, and various mixes of cashmere,
silk or lambswool in different weights, but I was just interested in
the 100% silk
Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK
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Brenda in Allhallows, Kent
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