Hello All! Yes, sort of. When I was faced with the challenge of finishing an edge on a silk scarf recently, I wondered if this could be done. I checked my notes from the class I attended with Elena Dickson & looked for metallic thread with similar w/cm to the Lizbeth 40 we used in class. I started with Presencia Finca Mouline Metalizado. Nope. By the time I got the knot pulled tight, the thread broke. Next I looked at thread construction & decided to try Kreinik Balger #4 very fine braid. It’s a much stronger thread that holds up well to tensioning for needlepoint so it was a logical choice. However, it was very fiddly & I had to pick out several tangles. In the end, it worked—for the first row. The return row was a disaster & I decided to abandon the effort. What I discovered is—although I love the simple looped & knotted edge, those little loops could be the perfect spot for a little bead! So it’s on my list for a future experiment. Hope this helps anyone who is l! ooking for a simple decorative edge! Sincerely, Susan Hottle FL USA
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