0
What else can I help you with?
What thread with silk material?
Silk is the thread in silk fabric.
What type of sewing machine thread would be appropriate for sewing silk?
a silk thread would be perfect or an ordinary cotton will do
What is pure silk?
Pure silk is all silk, these terminologies used to describe thread, yarn or fabric.
What do you call a unit of silk?
If a single cocoon were taken apart, you would end up with 300 to 900 meters of raw silk thread about 10 micrometers in diameter. Thus, any of the common length units would apply to raw silk thread. If these silk threads are woven into fabric. the fabric may be specified in yards or meters (of a standard width.) Silk is often dyed. Dyers would typically use weight measure for silk. To make a pound of silk, typically about 3000 cocoons are boiled in water. Boy, it sounds like silk takes a lot of work to produce! It's no wonder that silk sheets cost so much!
What thread count does silk satin have?
a million
What Beautiful thread produced by little worms?
Silk is produced by silkworms by secreting a fluid through their spinnerets to create a protective cocoon. The silk thread is then harvested by unraveling the cocoon.
Why should polyester thread be used for sewing knitted fabrics?
As far as possible, thread type should be matched to the fabric being used. Therefore, use cotton thread for cotton fabrics, silk thread for silk fabrics and polyester thread for any heavier and/or manmade fabrics.
Does silk provide yarn?
Yes, sort of. Silk is a thread (which can be made into a yarn) produced by the pupating Silk Moth caterpillar.
What is wool embroidery?
This needlework is embroidery stitched with wool thread instead of cotton or silk thread.
What worm produces beautiful thread?
A silk worm.
Why is a cocoon that produces a live silkmoth useless for making silk clothes?
The silk that is made into the cloth is the thread that the silkmoth caterpillar spins to make its cocoon. Thus the cocoons are boiled to kill the pupa and free the silk thread.
Why is the silk moth killed?
Silk worms are killed to make silk which is a sought after soft fabric. It takes 15 silk worms to make a single gram of silk thread.
