Bev - I believe that the 'custard' colour you describe so aptly comes from ageing of the piece. I suspect that years of exposure to light give it that colour. Well, I guess this is something else I have to enquire about. Karen in Malta
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of bevw Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2008 2:56 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected] Subject: Re: [lace] silk thread - Malta I do not know where the thread came from for the Maltese lace... but mulling it over - I have a piece of Beds Maltese, and a silk machine-lace tablecloth from England, maybe from the 1920's - the handmade lace is of much finer thread, but both are shiny, slippery, and that particular 'custard' colour. Perhaps the silk for both came from the same source. Silk thread was produced in England, could have come from France (similar to Aur Ver a Soie?)? - or the Orient? Apart from that, another resource to mend the Maltese lace would be a same-vintage silk textile that could be unravelled of a length of the thread. On Sat, Apr 19, 2008 at 4:41 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I don't claim any expertise in Maltese lace, or silk threads either. > > But recently, I used Au Ver a Soie to make a small piece, and it was > delightful to work with. My hunch is that this silk is not glossy enough > for Maltese. The weight of the thread is probably right, and the color is > the wonderful natural (unprocessed) silk color. > > So, for anyone knowledgeable about the silk once used for Maltese, could > you please tell us how Au Ver a Soie measures up for this? > > -- Bev (near Sooke, BC on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada) - 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]
