I haven't found this to be the case with the threads I buy from the Treenway people. As I mentioned in another e-mail, I use Tussah silk thread a lot for bobbin lace. I don't wash it or do any other preparation, unless I'm going to dye it myself. A collar I made from a Springett pattern even won a prize for technical skill - an embarassment for one who is most often lazy about technique. But in this case, I have to say the silk was just the right grist for the *Beds* collar and it was the silk that enabled the even tension for me.
S and Z twists can be combined for, for instance, the yarn called 'crepe' and we do a dandy combination of plies and content - wool + cotton - to make our drive bands for our spinning wheels. Wool provides the suppleness, cotton the durability. But I digress...this is not about wild silk/Tussah silk. As with anything in production, there are different grades for silk textile products, so always best to test the thread or fabric first. On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 4:22 PM, Susan Reishus <[email protected]>wrote: > Tussah Silk has a "cornstarch" feel to it, whether in fabric or in > yarn.... > > > -- 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]
