Here is a quick answer, I recall 6 threads of the main thread for the gimp size, and I *think* that was for Chantilly. I have made a few samples, and did work some Swiss point ground where the gimp thread was very much larger than the main thread. For that I used Bodil & Leif's thinnest silk with a French silk embroidery thread, full-strand, for the gimp, for a pronounced outline.
I think if one is going to add in and take out pairs along the gimp line the multi-strands are preferable? A quick look in Threads for Lace, Lia's 250 silk is a 60 wrap, vs. the Treenway 120/2 of 39 though the former is a 3-ply, if that helps any. On Sun, Apr 26, 2009 at 9:34 AM, Adele Shaak <[email protected]> wrote: > I have a quick question: > > I am thinking of doing some Chantilly. In the book I have, they used 250 > unboiled silk for the ground and 2 threads of 120 boiled silk for the gimp. > I think their gimp looks a little bit too thin but I also don't know what > the size comparison is between these two threads (no brand names given). > > Does anyone have any recommendations for how many times thicker than the > ground the gimp should be? I seem to recall many years ago some people used > several strands of the ground thread to make their gimp, but I can't recall > what lace that was and how many strands they used. > > Adele > North Vancouver, BC > (west coast of Canada) > > -- Bev in Shirley BC, near Sooke 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]
