Hi Everybody: Pipers carries many types of both spun silk and filament silk, so you have to read the website carefully to be sure you get what you want.
I use both for bobbin lace and for embroidery. Filament silk is where the long silk fibers are not cut, only twisted around one another to create the thread. It shines more than spun silk, and is stronger but also more slippery. Gutterman is spun silk - the fibres are shorter and it is spun more like cotton and other fibres. It is stronger than cotton but not as strong as filament silk, and it has the matte colour Sue mentions. Hope this helps. Adele North Vancouver, BC (west coast of Canada) > But then I was looking at Sandi's wonderful site and her use of Pipers silk > and wondered what the difference is between the two threads. Gutterman I > have used for several different projects, I love the colours, the feel and the > way it works and have been happy with all the pieces I have working with it. > I want a smooth soft thread, no bitty bits to add any texture at all in my > torchon pattern, so any comments would be welcome. - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
