home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search
- Newsgroups: alt.sewing
- Path: sparky!uunet!think.com!yale.edu!news.yale.edu!YaleVM.YCC.Yale.Edu!MAHE
- From: MAHE@YaleVM.YCC.Yale.Edu
- Subject: Re: Sewing Silk
- Message-ID: <168A4A24D.MAHE@YaleVM.YCC.Yale.Edu>
- Sender: news@news.yale.edu (USENET News System)
- Nntp-Posting-Host: yalevm.ycc.yale.edu
- Organization: Yale University
- References: <semrc-181192090000@winesap.rc.rit.edu> <1992Nov18.203351.14669@ultra.com>
- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 92 11:32:25 EST
- Lines: 15
-
- I've always heard that using silk thread on a silk blouse isn't a good
- idea. In general, it's best to use thread that's as strong as possible,
- but weaker than your fabric. Silk thread, stronger than the equivalent
- size of steel, could slice through regular silk rather fast. Ditto,
- to a lesser extent, for polyester thread. As to the ubiquitous
- cotton-wrapped polyester, it's almost guaranteed to produce puckery seams.
-
- I haven't had any trouble with cotton thread on silk, and I almost
- never adjust my bobbin tension. But if your silk is very light, you
- might consider using thinner thread than the regular (is it 40? or 60?
- I always forget), and a size 8 needle.
-
- Marie-Christine
- mahe-marie-christine@yale.edu
-
-