Ruth, I am working on schal Sabrina with 3 colors of Yaspe shantung tussah silk, and am loving the relaxed work while demonstrating or watching (listening to) TV. Yes, the silk is very uneven and full of slubs, which I think is part of it's beauty. It quite often gets stuck on the bobbins and have not found a good solution, except grin and bear it while digging it out and redoing the hitch. I was afraid of running out of thread, so did not wind nearly enough on each of the 140+ bobbins, resulting in many joins. Due to the unevenness of the thread, the joins do not show, and the threads grab each other - which is positive and negative. The thread is very strong. I am making the shawl on a wide bolster pillow where I can do the full width of about 10.5 inches (26 cm), so I don't have to join later. I should have started with large loops for fringe, so I wouldn't have to add them after I finish - Oh well, hindsight.. You can choose another thread if you don't like the Yaspe. Enjoy.
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