I work almost exclusively in colour and so I'm continually changing pairs
to suit the design. Having been using Gutermann and Piper's silks for over
twenty years, the most successful and unobtrusive way that I've found to
tie off pairs of silk threads is to use a reef knot and a half:
Left over
Sandi,
I work almost exclusively in colour and so I'm continually changing pairs
to suit the design. Having been using Gutermann and Piper's silks for over
twenty years, the most successful and unobtrusive way that I've found to
tie off pairs of silk threads is to use a reef knot and a half:
Dear Friends,
I think I'd avoid glue at all costs though...I'd be scared of dripping
it exactly where it shouldn't be!!!
I used to use glue such as Fray Stop (or Fray Check) much more often
than I do now.As warned by others nearly 20 years ago, I've learned
that it does in fact yellow
Hi Spiders,
I'm working with Guetterman silk thread and I have trouble with knots and
tying off. The knots, although hearing the little click when making it,
seems to open up after several tugs.
When tying off at the end I have a feeling that the knots are not firmly
done and would open up
I think it was David in Ballarat who suggested a way to deal with knotting
the ends of silk threads, which seems to work well for me.
He uses a variation on a reef (square) knot:
1 left over right, but go over a second time before tightening the knot up
2 right over left
3 left over right
