The Pat Read one, and am going to do that in all silk.
It is the garter I was wondering about the mix, but did think maybe it
wasn't the best plan.
It might be time to dive into a trial of silk with the garter and work
gently and carefully. Such a special piece does deserve good thread.
Thanks for this.
Sue T
Hi Sue
By "the S in milanese braid" do you mean Sandi Woods' "S for Serpent"
which is on the front of a Pat Read book? If so this is a fairly fine,
conventional style of BL and I personally wouldn't mix cotton and silk in
that type of lace. Cotton and rayon or cotton and linen, yes as they are
all cellulose fibres, but silk is protein which goes better with wool or
hair fibres. Also I think that mixing fibres would show up in the
different textures and possibly have a jarring effect on the senses; silk
is likely to be shinier than cotton.
In modern/freestyle lace where anything goes I'll happily mix anything
together and if it's coarse enough even shredded carrier bags or strips of
fabric, but not in the more traditional laces.
Brenda
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