WORKING IT

And the latest piece continues to grow. At this massive gauge – 28 threads per inch compared to my normal 40+, it’s mile a minute. All in all I am pleased. While the voiding is sparse (one strand of spun Au Ver a Soie’s Soie D’Alger – a thread economy measure), it is solid enough to be effective. Another thread economy issue is in the black. The reeled long fiber Alori silk is divisible into four strands. Each of those strands is made up of three plies, not all of uniform thickness, although the thickness of each of the four officially divisible strands is very close. I am dividing each strand into a two ply, and a one ply, using the one ply doubled. No, this is not an advisable practice, and I would not suggest anyone else pursue it. But I am working from stash and want to eke out every inch possible. As a result of my frugality there is a noticeable variation in the density of the black double running stitch lines. Some are heavier than others. To be fair, this is actually a look…