Flat silk (filament silk)
Flat silk (filament silk): how it is made up, how heavy it stitches, and what it suits.
- Fibre
- silk
- StrandsDivisible strands per length; 1 means the thread is used as it comes
- 12
- WeightHow thick a single working thread stitches; six-strand cotton varies with the strands used
- fine
- Put-upThe usual skein or ball length
- 10 m spool
- Can be divided
- true
- Used for
- Japanese embroidery, satin stitch with a mirror-like surface, laid work under couching.
- Notes
- Untwisted filament silk that is laid flat with a stroking tool (tekobari) so the strands lie parallel. The most lustrous thread there is and the least forgiving; a fresh, smooth needle and clean hands are needed.
- Example coloursA few colours from the DMC card that this thread is sold in; the full card is in the cross-stitch thread colours database
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