Hello All!  Gil Dye's metallic edgings are calling my name & I thought I would 
start out by working a few strips in plain cotton or linen before jumping off 
on the metallic threads.  To orient myself, I started with the thread 
comparisons on pg 8 & ran into a snag when I couldn't find some of the threads 
in Brenda's book.  Just guessing here--it seems like the Benton & Johnson 
passing & tambour plus the Jap thread would not normally be found in her thread 
index because they are goldwork threads rather than lace.  I am not familiar 
with Stephen Simpson or Atelier MB Medalfaden 40/2 so have no clue.  Is Coats 
Ophir the same as MEZ?  There are two entries for DMC Fil Metallise:  4S 29 & 
bound 27, but maybe they are close enough sizewise that it doesn't matter.  
Plus I wasn't sure about the correct Presencia thread--in fact I didn't know 
they make metallics!  If anyone has worked these edgings, would you be willing 
to share what you know about the threads?  Are there some logica!
 l thread substitutes for ones that haven't been tested by Brenda?  Has anyone 
used Rajmahal threads?  I own some stranded Rajmahal metallic that is similar 
to DMC Mouline, maybe slightly finer.  Any help will be most appreciated.  Many 
thanks.  Sincerely, Susan Hottle, Palm Beach Gardens, FL USA  

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