This explains a lot. I am only going by what I thought I knew. I just learned a thing or two. Maybe even three. Tony
On Saturday, March 8, 2014 6:02 AM, Peggy Brenner <[email protected]> wrote: The silk is waxed so it won't fray in the commercial sewing process, high speed machines with a operator working as fast as they can. The Japanese silks for salmon flies will fray if you have rough fingers, so that is why some tiers wear silk gloves. Really, glove liners from Cabelas. I've made up some streamer bodies for fishing and if done right the base layer of body shows through the wet silk giving a more minnow like appearance when wet. Peggy On 3/7/2014 11:01 PM, Allan Fish wrote: > " <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> The thread is new old stock from a clothing factory. I think it's waxed >> (dang if I know why?). > > I kinda remember hearing that some threads were waxed so they would hold > better in slicker fabrics. Silk thread waxed for use on silk fabric? Kinda > makes sense. > af > -- Peggy Brenner President IWFF http://sixsistersflybox.pbandj.us/ -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] 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 [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] 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 [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
