Yes, the red thread separating the little bundles means that it's a slip thread. So long as you have a complete bundle the number of small 'slips' indicates its thickness.
10 slip (From E Peat & Son, Nottingham) measures 46 wraps/cm Brenda On 7 Feb 2014, at 09:34, Jeanette Fischer wrote: > The skein is tied in ten separate little bundles with red thread. Brenda in Allhallows www.brendapaternoster.co.uk - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/