Hi Karen I havenât seen any Gütermann R402 https://www.guetermann.com/shop/en/view/content/guet_productDetail?currentPro duct=R_402_E_ind&showprices=true&node=Industry-Products-Fine-Threads&type= <https://www.guetermann.com/shop/en/view/content/guet_productDetail?currentPr oduct=R_402_E_ind&showprices=true&node=Industry-Products-Fine-Threads&type=>
The R in the code R402 indicates that itâs reeled silk (filament silk) so shinier and more slippery than the S303 which is spun silk. The 402 indicates that itâs tex 40 and 2 ply. S303 is spun silk, tex 30 and 3 ply. Thus the 402 is 1.33 times the thickness of 303. 303 is generally considered to be average sewing machine thickness, the 402 is described as a top stitching thread, though being packaged as a small hank indicates hand top stitching, as in high end tailoring. If you can work with a very slippery thread, thatâs probably in the region of 18-22 w/cm then itâs very likely to be good for BL, but it doesnât appear to come in any other size packaging. The full range of Gütermann silk is https://www.guetermann.com/shop/en/view/content/Industry-Product-Silk-Threads ?node=Industry-Products-Fine-Threads <https://www.guetermann.com/shop/en/view/content/Industry-Product-Silk-Thread s?node=Industry-Products-Fine-Threads> Have you considered the silks from Piper Silks http://www.pipers-silks.com/ <http://www.pipers-silks.com/> or Bart & Francis http://www.bart-francis.be/index.php?action=home&lang=EN <http://www.bart-francis.be/index.php?action=home&lang=EN> Brenda > On 12 Jan 2016, at 11:26, Karen ZM <[email protected]> wrote: > > Does anybody know anything about Gutermann R402 silk please, and whether it > would be suitable for bobbin lace? I have never yet come across this and am > (still) searching for some silk to use to make a wedding veil. So far, the > best contender seems to be the reeled S303 100/3, but seems to be only > available on 100m reels. I have calculated that I would need around 8,000 > metres for the project. > One UK supplier, who I wrote to requesting whether the S303 is available on > larger reels, wrote back saying the R402 is available in 750m hanks. This > is not listed in Brenda Paternoster's Threads for Lace 5, nor on the > appendix. > Any advice will be most welcome. Many thanks, Karen in Malta > > The specifications given in the Gutermann website are as follows: > R 402 E100% pure silk specially finished for edge stitching machine > > Product Advantages R+S > > - Good sewability > - High brilliance due to pure silk and special finishing > > ArticleMake-upArticle-No. > > - > - > - > > R 402 E > > - No./Tkt.75 > - tex40 > - dtex400(2) > > 750 m702951 > > - Product Data > <https://www.guetermann.com/shop/en/view/content/guet_productDetail?currentPr oduct=R_402_E_ind&showprices=true&node=Industry-Products-Garment-Dyeing-Silk- Threads&type=#tabs-articledata> > > Raw materialSilkCountNo./Tkt. 75 - tex 40 - dtex 400(2)PackingMake-up750 m > CarrierHank > > - > To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to > [email protected]. Photo site: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ Brenda in Allhallows [email protected] www.brendapaternoster.co.uk - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
