re: [lace] Zwicky silk

2004-04-20 Thread Bev Walker
Hello Nicole and lace list I have used Zwicky silk for bobbin lace - it seems slightly thicker than Gutermanns. You might want to enlarge the pricking by a small percentage, 5% perhaps, to accommodate the difference in thickness. The colours are lovely and I'm sorry this thread is discontinued. It

[lace] Zwicky silk

2004-04-19 Thread Nicole Gauthier
Dear Lacemakers, I would like to use Zwicky Iris silk 100/3 for a project but cannot find it in my 'beloved' thread books. How does it compare with Gutermann silk? Has someone already used it or is it too much twisted for bobbin lace? I had bought many colours when a fabric shop closed a few