Adele,
Thank you very much for all this! I had been looking at Piper's Silks' web
site and was confused as to which thread to use, but it sounds as if spun
silk is the one to start with.
The patterns I've been trying so far are mainly from Roz Snowden's books (I
go to her for classes).
I've read that lace made with silk is softer and drapes better than cotton
lace. Since I want to make lace for dolls house dolls' costumes, a softer
lace would be better. Can anyone tell me if silk is difficult to work with?
I'm a beginner and was wondering if it's slippery or difficult to
From: Annette Gill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Can anyone tell me if silk is difficult to work with? I'm a beginner and was
wondering if it's slippery or difficult to control. Which type of silk works
best - spun, floss, filament?
In my opinion, silk is no harder to use than linen and cotton.
From: Patricia Dowden [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Also, I have since discovered bug pins which would have made the whole
process much, much easier. The bug pins are small enough that I would not
have had the thread pinching problem.
One warning with insect pins--you *must* pre-prick your pattern.
Annette Gill wrote:
I've read that lace made with silk is softer and drapes better than
cotton
lace. Since I want to make lace for dolls house dolls' costumes, a
softer
lace would be better. Can anyone tell me if silk is difficult to work
with?
I'm a beginner and was wondering if it's
