In a message dated 3/14/99 6:30:16 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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<< I love working designs over 35 to 40 count linen with silk or floss...what
> is so different
> about the silk gauze? What is it like to work with? Is it more difficult
or
> easier to work on gauze?
I've not worked on silk gauze yet, but the thought is intriguing! >>
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Hi -
I have worked on silk gauze, and it is an adventure. A fun one. I do
recommend using a magnifier for the process. Gauze is a "fixed" fiber, like
Aida - not woven like linen. And each actual strand of the fiber if "finer"
than linen. Thus, your eyes are more likely to "bug-out" because you actually
see all the holes. With linen you see only fiber. Once you put the gauze on
a jewelry box, or whatever you are making, the gauze becomes somewhat
invisible - a different concept from using linen and choosing a background
color.
It is a fun project. You will think of 32 ct linen as "big" and 24 ct as
"huge" when you are done.
Just my .02 cents.
Rebecca
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