Yes it was quite common for several strands of the ground thread to be
wound together for gimps.
I work on the principal of at least four, preferably six, times the
thickness of the ground threads for the gimps (in point ground or
torchon). It was Doreen Wright who told me that many years ago. Two
strands would be barely noticable.
If you are working with wraps/cm, the gimp w/cm number should be 40% of
the main thread's w/cm number.
Brenda
On 26 Apr 2009, at 17:34, Adele Shaak wrote:
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.
Brenda in Allhallows, Kent
http://paternoster.orpheusweb.co.uk/index.html
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