Silk thread

Amongst many other positives, silk imparts a luminosity that cotton and linen threads cannot and do not.

Depending upon the type of silk you use (flat, twist, floss) and the manufacturer (Madeira is less fuzzy than soie d'alger), you can get almost any effect you want in a piece of embroidery.

The thing to do is experiment.

Dianne

john howis> I am just moving from DMC to silk. Can some one tell me about the merits of

I prefer Eterna Mini Twist, for the price in the first place, but now it's mainly because of the smoothness and non, knotting/snagging quality of it.

Maureen

Maureen,

Have you tried the silk threads from Treenway Silk?

have some of their silk on hand to do temari balls, but haven't usedit yet. If you note their address they are located on SaltspringIsland, B.C.

take care, Linda

No, I haven't tried that one Linda. Time to click over there right now and check them out! Thanks a bunch.

Maureen