Hi Susan, I used Soie Ovale in a Cluny de Brioude class at the IOLI convention in Montréal in 2006 (?). I agree with Sue Babbs as to the need to have super smooth hands when touching it. It will definitely catch/snag on any rough spots. It is unspun filament silk and will therefore flatten to given a satin effect. Our project involved carrying multiple threads to different locations by wrapping Soie Ovale around the bundle. It is fiddly but beautiful. Vicki in Maryland
Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 18, 2020, at 5:06 PM, Elena Kanagy-Loux <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dear Susan, > > I used soie ovale at the school in Le Puy en Velay when making Craponne. > They use it as an added worker pair in cloth stitch motifs to change > colors, for example in petals and leaves. When paired with "stitckier" > linen thread it stays put and has a lovely effect. If I recall we started > winding it onto bobbins with a small piece of tape so it didn't slip off, > and I don't remember it being any trouble to work with. I've considered > using it as a gimp thread as well, but I haven't tried that yet. > > Take care and best of luck! > Elena > > - > To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to > [email protected]. Photo site: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
