Mary Corbet just published a wonderful beginner's guide to stranded silk floss. Mary doesn't do needlepoint, but what she says about spun silks is still relevant.
http://www.needlenthread.com/2017/03/silk-hand-embroidery-thread-spun-silk.html
Next Mary tackled twisted filament silk.
http://www.needlenthread.com/2017/03/hand-embroidery-twisted-filament-silk.html
Mary promises information about flat filament silk next….
https://www.needlenthread.com/2017/03/silk-hand-embroidery-thread-101-flat-silk.html
(By the way, this is the place where you can watch the video on twisting flat silk that Mary mentions in the last link above.)
https://www.needlenthread.com/2012/03/twisting-flat-silk-video-tutorial.html
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Tuesday, April 18, 2017
Silk Threads: A Tutorial
Labels:
filament silks,
flat silk,
Japanese Embroidery,
Mary Corbet,
silk,
spun silk,
threads,
tutorials,
twisted silk,
videos
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