Gudebrod was polyester, which is why they were drastically different than Uni and Danville, which are nylon. The stuff my wife has in her embroidery basket is all cotton. Maybe that is just what she prefers. I know that is just anecdotal, but it is worth reading the labels before you buy just to be sure.
The reason why I liked Gudebrod so much is that it was very thin and very strong, it was able to untwist and lay down flat without fraying and I was able to get thinner build up on the head of a fly. On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 3:19 PM, Bob Hendry <bhen...@cheerful.com> wrote: > ** > > Gudebrod was all silk, wasn't it? Might there be an advantage to using > Pearsall's? > > Embroidery thread is generally polyester - I think. Maybe better for a > dry fly? > > ------------------------------ > Bob Hendry <bhen...@cheerful.com?subject=Email%20Reply:> > Southern Maryland > > On 4/10/2013 13:37, Wayne Blake-Hedges wrote: > > Embroidery thread, mamy use it for woven bodies. It's typically six > strand, use as many strands as you need to obtain thickness desired. I > imagine a single strand would be pretty close in thickness to Gudebrod G > thread. > > Wayneb > > Sent from Yahoo! Mail on Android > > ------------------------------ > * From: * Bob Hendry <bhen...@cheerful.com> <bhen...@cheerful.com>; > * To: * <vfb-mail@googlegroups.com> <vfb-mail@googlegroups.com>; > * Subject: * [VFB] Substitute for Gudebrod "G" Thread? > * Sent: * Wed, Apr 10, 2013 3:48:17 PM > > Hi Tony, > > I'd like to try to learn to weave a Mayfly body (extended) Your CD is > great for this, but I can't find the Gudebrod thread that yoou use. Are > you (or anyone else) aware of a suitable substitued? Colors? > > I watched several YouTube videos that used everything from antron yarn to > embrodery thread. My goal is to mimic the tight, small body you made; I'm > afraid that antron might be too heavy? Thoughts? > > Thanks! > ------------------------------ > Bob Hendry > Southern Maryland > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" > group. > > To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en > > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VFB Mail" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" > group. > > To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en > > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VFB Mail" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VFB Mail" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
