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Silk thread ( Julia and Kate)
Glad to help. Hope you love it as much as I do, and, like I said,
so far I have used only the 50wt. Can't wait to get the 100wt. Should be really fun to use. Even considering using the 50 wt for hand embroidery, at least to try it out. Marlys in Indiana "MB" wrote in message ... Thanks, Marlys !!.....I happened to be at a site about an hour ago looking for indigo fabric and came across the YLI 100....and saw that it was silk !...I did see Diane Gaudinski on Simply Quilts and do remember that she mentioned she quilted with it and her work was lovely .. Actually I just remembered that I have some silk thread but have never used it...guess it is about time !!! I'd forgotten all about it until this thread on thread!!! I remember paying just under $5 a spool too. Thanks again.....Mary "Marlys in Indiana" wrote in message news:yKv4f.439292$x96.274786@attbi_s72... Mary I just ordered a tube with 5 different colors of the 100 wt YLI from a place called Quilt Stars. http://www.quiltstar.com/ Costs $15 and $5 shipping. They claim that the tube of colors should cover all colors for applique. They are all neutral colors. Also Redrock Threads sells the individual spools of the 100wt YLI for $4.75/spool. (NAYY to either one, just Googled for silk thread.) Can't wait to get mine to use it. I'm using the 50 wt to hand stitch bindings on quilted items and love working with the silk thread. If the 100wt sinks into the thread as most people say, I should be floating above the clouds stitching up a storm. VBG Marlys in Indiana "MB" wrote in message ... Julia...where did you find the YLI 100 ?...It sounds like it would be great to applique without buying dozens of new thread. I've never seen it offered before . tia...Mary I have only used the YLI 100 weight for hand applique; I have not used the 50 wt. I really like the 100 wt. It seems to just melt into the fabric. I have only used one color - tan - and it seems to work for just about any color of fabric. |
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Putting the boot in! And a thread question
http://www.threadart.com/Thread/silk_thread_1000D.asp
Browsing as a result of this thread and saw this lovely colour range Cheryl "Kate Dicey" wrote in message Now, as this gold fabric was all silk, and originally VERY expensive, I thought I'd do the decent thing and dig out some silk thread to sew it with... |
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Silk thread ( Julia and Kate)
Just a word of caution. I know silk thread is lovely, but its care is
different than that of cotton. A lady at guild quilted a lovely quilt in silk, threw it in the wash to remove the marks, used an enzyme cleaner and the cleaner ate the silk and when she pulled it out of the wash all the quilting thread was gone. My point is: Put a lovely label on the back with care instructions noting that different fibers were used so care must be taken when cleaning. I would hate to have anything like that happen to another quilters quilts! marcella In article , "MB" wrote: Thanks, Marlys !!.....I happened to be at a site about an hour ago looking for indigo fabric and came across the YLI 100....and saw that it was silk !...I did see Diane Gaudinski on Simply Quilts and do remember that she mentioned she quilted with it and her work was lovely . Actually I just remembered that I have some silk thread but have never used it...guess it is about time !!! I'd forgotten all about it until this thread on thread!!! I remember paying just under $5 a spool too. Thanks again.....Mary "Marlys in Indiana" wrote in message news:yKv4f.439292$x96.274786@attbi_s72... Mary I just ordered a tube with 5 different colors of the 100 wt YLI from a place called Quilt Stars. http://www.quiltstar.com/ Costs $15 and $5 shipping. They claim that the tube of colors should cover all colors for applique. They are all neutral colors. Also Redrock Threads sells the individual spools of the 100wt YLI for $4.75/spool. (NAYY to either one, just Googled for silk thread.) Can't wait to get mine to use it. I'm using the 50 wt to hand stitch bindings on quilted items and love working with the silk thread. If the 100wt sinks into the thread as most people say, I should be floating above the clouds stitching up a storm. VBG Marlys in Indiana "MB" wrote in message ... Julia...where did you find the YLI 100 ?...It sounds like it would be great to applique without buying dozens of new thread. I've never seen it offered before . tia...Mary I have only used the YLI 100 weight for hand applique; I have not used the 50 wt. I really like the 100 wt. It seems to just melt into the fabric. I have only used one color - tan - and it seems to work for just about any color of fabric. |
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Silk thread ( Julia and Kate)
Oh gosh!.....those enzyme cleaners probably 'eat' protein?...( I'm assuming
that is what silk might be)....Mary ... Just a word of caution. I know silk thread is lovely, but its care is different than that of cotton. A lady at guild quilted a lovely quilt in silk, threw it in the wash to remove the marks, used an enzyme cleaner and the cleaner ate the silk and when she pulled it out of the wash all the quilting thread was gone. My point is: Put a lovely label on the back with care instructions noting that different fibers were used so care must be taken when cleaning. I would hate to have anything like that happen to another quilters quilts! marcella In article , "MB" wrote: Thanks, Marlys !!.....I happened to be at a site about an hour ago looking for indigo fabric and came across the YLI 100....and saw that it was silk !...I did see Diane Gaudinski on Simply Quilts and do remember that she mentioned she quilted with it and her work was lovely . Actually I just remembered that I have some silk thread but have never used it...guess it is about time !!! I'd forgotten all about it until this thread on thread!!! I remember paying just under $5 a spool too. Thanks again.....Mary "Marlys in Indiana" wrote in message news:yKv4f.439292$x96.274786@attbi_s72... Mary I just ordered a tube with 5 different colors of the 100 wt YLI from a place called Quilt Stars. http://www.quiltstar.com/ Costs $15 and $5 shipping. They claim that the tube of colors should cover all colors for applique. They are all neutral colors. Also Redrock Threads sells the individual spools of the 100wt YLI for $4.75/spool. (NAYY to either one, just Googled for silk thread.) Can't wait to get mine to use it. I'm using the 50 wt to hand stitch bindings on quilted items and love working with the silk thread. If the 100wt sinks into the thread as most people say, I should be floating above the clouds stitching up a storm. VBG Marlys in Indiana "MB" wrote in message ... Julia...where did you find the YLI 100 ?...It sounds like it would be great to applique without buying dozens of new thread. I've never seen it offered before . tia...Mary I have only used the YLI 100 weight for hand applique; I have not used the 50 wt. I really like the 100 wt. It seems to just melt into the fabric. I have only used one color - tan - and it seems to work for just about any color of fabric. |
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Silk thread ( Julia and Kate)
Exactly. Enzyme cleaners eat proteins, starch and fat; that's why they
are so good at getting rid of "tough stains" like blood, dairy, formula, veggie stains (like grass) and grease. Silk is a protein. Some detergents also contain enzymes (like Biz bleach) and can cause problems when people mix cotton and silk. They think to clean for cotton and forget that silk has different needs. marcella In article , "MB" wrote: Oh gosh!.....those enzyme cleaners probably 'eat' protein?...( I'm assuming that is what silk might be)....Mary ... Just a word of caution. I know silk thread is lovely, but its care is different than that of cotton. A lady at guild quilted a lovely quilt in silk, threw it in the wash to remove the marks, used an enzyme cleaner and the cleaner ate the silk and when she pulled it out of the wash all the quilting thread was gone. My point is: Put a lovely label on the back with care instructions noting that different fibers were used so care must be taken when cleaning. I would hate to have anything like that happen to another quilters quilts! marcella |
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Silk thread ( Julia and Kate)
oh man! I had no idea of this.
I guess I'm just lucky so far, I've been appliqueing with both the 50 & 100 weights for years. as for my weight experiences... 100 weight YLI is just TOO fine for me to hand quilt -- with these old eyes it's like grabbing a ghost. My favorite combination is "foxglove cottage" straw needles, the magic "automatic" needle threader with the funnel, and 50 weight silk. The 100 weight stuff is even harder for the needle threader to grab. susan kraterfield see my quilts: http://members.cox.net/kratersge/ |
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Silk thread ( Julia and Kate)
In article . com,
"kratersge" wrote: My favorite combination is "foxglove cottage" straw needles, the magic "automatic" needle threader with the funnel, and 50 weight silk. I love those needles too! My favorite is the size 10 straw for applique. marcella |
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